Imphal: The Manipur government has taken steps to undertake free movement of various vehicles across the state, officials said on Thursday.
A senior official said that Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Thursday chaired a series of meetings at the Raj Bhavan and reviewed the administrative and developmental initiatives taken up by different departments.
Administrative Secretaries of the departments gave detailed presentations on the developments and different initiatives which are being taken up under their departments in separate sessions.
The Secretary (Transport) highlighted the implementation of different rules to ensure road safety and the free flow of transport systems across the state. He also briefed the Governor on the current infrastructure at the District Transport Offices and recommended further development.
Additionally, he highlighted the ongoing construction of helipads in various districts of the state. After the ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023, between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zo-Hmar, Kuki tribal organisations have strongly objected to free movement along National Highway-2 (Imphal to Dimapur) and National Highway-37 (Imphal to Jiribam along southern Assam), which pass through Kuki tribal inhabited areas.
The security forces currently provide heavy escorts to goods-laden trucks and other vehicles during their movement along the NH-37 and NH-2, the two vital surface arteries for ferrying essential items, food grains, medicines, construction materials and other goods from outside the state. (IANS)
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