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Manipur fuel tanker strike off, vehicles parked till Sept 15 talks
Petroleum tanker and LPG drivers in Manipur called off their steering-down strike on Monday but will keep vehicles parked until a stakeholders' meeting with Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on September 15.…
Petroleum tanker and LPG drivers in Manipur called off their steering-down strike on Monday but will keep vehicles parked until a stakeholders' meeting with Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on September 15. The All Manipur Petroleum Products Drivers' Association said loading from Malom depot and Sekmai bottling plant, plus transport from Jiribam to Imphal, will resume only after that meeting.
The decision followed assurances from the Chief Minister, including monetary compensation for drivers grievously injured in the September 10 attack on a tanker convoy in Noney along NH-37. The association had demanded safe passage, written security guarantees, and action against those responsible for the attack. Manipur IOCL Retail Outlet Dealers Association separately urged Indian Oil and the government to ensure safety for drivers and adequate fuel stocks at Malom depot.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Manipur's fuel supply chain remains unusually exposed because NH-37 is the state's only lifeline road, connecting the valley to Assam and the rest of India. Any disruption there paralyses the entire state's transport of essentials. The drivers' demand for a Gazette notification is notable: under Indian legal procedure, a Gazette notification would give the promised security guarantees the force of a statutory order, making non-compliance by any party a legal offence. The September 15 meeting with the Chief Minister will determine whether the government offers written guarantees or relies on verbal assurances. If talks fail, fuel queues seen across Imphal in recent days will return. The 227 retail outlets across the state have no alternative supply route if convoys stop.
Source: assamtribune.com
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