Manipur: The Myth of the Blockade
The more than 100-day Manipur blockade has finally come to an end but was it actually an artificial crisis.
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Manipur: The Myth of the BlockadePerhaps the most severe impact of the blockade was visible in the queues outsides petrol pumps. As the State Government began rationing petrol, the supply at the pumps was limited leaving the people no choice but to wait in agonizingly long queues, often overnight for a small amount of fuel. -
Manipur: The Myth of the BlockadeGeneral Manager of North East for Indian Oil Corp, Priobhash Dey and his deputy K.I Singh, told us how the IOC's petrol supply to the state has not dwindled in the last few months of the blockade. It is only diesel whose supplies have seen a big hit.
