Blockade starves Manipur of fuel

January 28, 2013 08:59

Manipur is fast running out of fuel as a result of the blockade imposed on the states supply routes by the Kuki State Demand Committee, which is calling for carving out a new state from the hill districts.

The demand committee resumed its 'public blockade' on Thursday to mount pressure on the Centre to start talks regarding creation of the Kuki state, which it is demanding to be carved out of areas comprising the whole of Churachandpur and Chandel districts along with Kuki-inhabited parts of Senapati, Ukhrul and Tamenglong districts.

Such is the crunch that only a few petrol pumps opened on Sunday.

Official sources said arrangements were being made to send oil tankers with security escorts from Monday

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