Normal life was disrupted in Manipur on Monday Oct 7,2013 in response to the 12-hour general strike called to highlight the problems stemming out of the construction of the fence along the Manipur-Myanmar border
The Indo-Mayanmar border fencing at Govajang village in Manipur
Contending that the Union Govt has turned a deaf ear to the public outcry, the Committee on Protection of Land in Border Fence called the strike and a number of organizations have extended support to the general strike
Brozendra Ningomba, convener of the Protection of Land in Border said that the general strike is just the beginning and warned of more stirs since Manipur will be lossing large chunks of land once the border fence is completed. After the completion of the border fence 18 villages in the three border districts will be affected. Choro Khunnou village in Ukhrul district will go entirely to Myanmar
All commercial vehicles were off the roads. Buses plying to long distances and trucks including inter-state services were off the roads. Trucks and passenger buses coming from other north-eastern states were stranded at the border towns of Mao and Jiribam. The legalised border trade at Moreh in Manipur and Namphalong in Mynmar was also ground to a halt
All educational institutes were closed, and thin attendance reported in government offices
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