Imphal, Dec 8: Amidst the hardship meted out by truck drivers along the NH-37 due to lack of security escort, Barak Bridge has been closed for 3 days after the condition of the Bridge deteriorated and needed urgent repairing.
Report reaching here said that a total of 425 trucks including oil tankers have crossed the bridged at around 4.45 am today and are heading towards Imphal under tight security measures. However, after the crossing of the trucks the BRO authority had close the bridge as it needs urgent repairing.
Source said it might even take longer than 3 days.
Around 1500 loaded trucks are being stranded at Jiribam since the last 2 / 3 days due to security reasons as the UNC economic blockade had intensified on the high way following the arrest of UNC President Gaidon Kamei and Publicity Secretary Stephen Lamkang.
Truckers had yesterday expressed their anger after the Manipur Police team which took empty trucks allowed only 400 plus trucks giving priority to oil tankers.
Meanwhile, an Oil Tanker truck met an accident at Latombai near Silchar and was caught in fire. The oil tanker truck belongs to Kakching Oil pump.
On the other hand police had started taking up suo-motto case against the burning of trucks by supporters of UNC on Novemebr 25 this year.
A truck carrying chicken feeds bearing registration number NL 01 N 4441 was set ablaze near St. Joshep School Tadubi.
