Manipur Choked: Lifeline Highways Blocked Amid Ethnic Crisis

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Manipur’s National Highways 02 and 37, its vital lifelines, are being paralyzed. Ethnic unrest since May 2023 has sparked relentless blockades, protests, and barricades, cutting off food, fuel, and medical supplies. As supply chains crumble, prices soar and hospitals, schools, and livelihoods are highly affected. Locals and observers label these blockades unlawful, and the human cost is growing daily.  #Manipur #Imphal #NH2 #NH37 #HighwayBlockade #NortheastIndia #ManipurCrisis #EthnicViolence #HumanitarianCrisis #India   🔊 LIKE ➡ SHARE ➡ SUBSCRIBE  For More Updates:  English: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/  Hindi: https://hindi.asianetnews.com/  Malayalam: https://www.asianetnews.com/  Kannada: https://kannada.asianetnews.com/  Tamil: https://tamil.asianetnews.com/  Telugu: https://telugu.asianetnews.com/  Bengali: https://bangla.asianetnews.com/  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsianetNewsa...  Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AsianetNewsEN  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ann.newsable/  ➡ If you like our video, give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel to get the daily dosage of news, entertainment, sports and more.

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00:00National highways 2 and 37 are more than roads. They are money-post lifelines connecting the

00:09landlocked state to the rest of the country and ensuring the flow of essential supplies

00:15like food, medicine, fuel and relief aid. Since ethnic violence erupted in May 2023,

00:25these key routes have been severely disrupted. Barricades, protests and blockades have brought

00:33movement to a halt deepening the humanitarian and economic crisis. Prolonged highway blockades

00:42amid ongoing ethnic tensions are taking a serious toll on ordinary citizens.

00:47If we are not able to travel on the surface from Imphal to Dimapur, from Imphal to Bodertown,

00:58then how this Southeast Asian countries gateway of India to Southeast Asian nations, how this trilateral

01:09highway, how this trans-Asian national highway, how this AGX policy will be implemented if this

01:15road transport is not functioning properly.

01:19The impact is widespread across Maripur. Small businesses are shutting down, supply chains

01:29are broken and prices of essentials have soared. Families face uncertainty, hospitals struggle

01:37with delays and students miss out on education. Legal and economic experts have called these

01:44blockades unlawful and highly disruptive. Sometimes when there is economic blockade on the national

01:52highway, there is shortage of essential commodities. Sometimes security guarded the vehicles, good

01:59laden trucks, then they arrive at Imphal. But sometimes these supplies did not come in time,

02:06so people are suffering. The economic activities, it has gone down so much that Manipur has the highest

02:12inflation in the country. Per capita income is around 7,000, whereas in the rest of the

02:18countries, it is sometimes even to 25,000. So after the violence, the per capita income

02:24has decreased, inflation has increased. People are now living almost hand to mouth. Law and order

02:32has to be implemented strictly in the valley and in the hill areas without any prejudice and without any,

02:39you know, hesitation. Otherwise, people feel that, some people feel that they are above the low.

02:44Experts and citizens alike agree. Restoring law, order and free movement in Manipur is vital,

02:53not just for peace, but for progress. Only then can the state realize its vision as India's strategic gateway to Southeast Asia.

03:05Got it, guys. Peace to you, you!

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