Organised blockade on Assam-Mizoram border ends, but truckers refuse to move

The situation on the Assam-Mizoram border remained tense but under control as CRPF troops have started patrolling National Highway 306 between the two States, in strength. Officials in Assam’s Barak

The situation on the Assam-Mizoram border remained tense but under control as CRPF troops have started patrolling National Highway 306 between the two States, in strength. Officials in Assam’s Barak Valley said organised blockade on Assam’s roads leading to Mizoram had been lifted and no group was now out on the streets trying to stop truckers or other vehicles. After on a disputed border forest tract, various groups in the Barak Valley had announced a blockade of Mizoram, drawing sharp protests from the neighbouring State. However, “palpable fear of entering an area, which was like a war zone is holding back trucks... Most truckers have stopped their vehicles in Dholai village near the border with Mizoram,” said officials.