500 Trucks Stranded…
On Thursday, 17 August 2023, Officials said, Heavy rains led to massive landslides in Manipur's Noney district.
It blocked the Imphal-Silchar highway due to which at least 500 goods vehicles were stranded.
They said the landslides happened on the National Highway 37 between Irang and Awangkhul part 2, Khongsang and Awangkhul, and Rangkhui village on Wednesday.
Work is going on to clear the road, and re-start movement of traffic, officials said.
Incessant rains over the last few days triggered the landslides, they said.
At least 500 goods vehicles are stranded in different parts of the highway due to the landslides.
In June last year, a massive landslide hit a railway construction site in the district, killing at least 61 people. The landslide happened at Tupul railway yard construction site of the Jiribam-Imphal railway line on June 30.
The supply of essential items is affected due to the landslides in the violence-hit state, where roads are blocked which went on for days, affecting the movement of goods and vehicles, crippling daily lives.
Clashes broke out in May, and have continued for over three months, leading to the deaths of over 160 people.
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