Organised blockade on Assam-Mizoram border ends, but truckers refuse to move
The Hindu
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.
The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












