IMPHAL, October 24: The Border Trade & Chamber of Commerce, Moreh has submitted an application to the State Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh today through the Chief Secretary calling his attention to expedite the repairing work of the Asian Highway 1 stretch from Pallel to Moreh.
The application was jointly signed by its public relation secretary KB Subramaniam and general secretary Surender Singh Patheja.
The application stated that the recent incessant rainfall and earthquake had badly affected the highway stretch from Pallel to Moreh causing landslides, sunken roads and erosion in many places of the stretch seriously affecting movement of traffic.
Even after three months there seems to be very little improvement in the road connectivity and the authority has banned heavy vehicle since September 24, but there are other heavy vehicles like Saktiman and loaded trucks which continue to ply along the road, it said.
The poor road connectivity has hampered the border trade and the bilateral economic tie between Indian and Myanmar hence BTCC suggest to increase labour and machineries to expedite the work, it said.
It further mentioned that the Assam Rifles and other authority between Pallel and Moreh are handling the situation but it has only led to disappointment and hampering of trade.
It said that at least 30% of business has shifted to Mizoram and the looser being the Moreh business community and the state exchequer of Manipur.
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