Imphal, July 27 -- Around 1,000 trucks and oil tankers carrying essential supplies to Imphal were stranded between Jiribam and Jirighat in Assam's Cachar district on July 26 due to the lack of a security convoy, officials said on Monday. The disruption led to a major traffic jam, affecting the movement of smaller vehicles along the route.

The shortage of security escorts along National Highway-37 (NH-37) has emerged as a major challenge, with the increasing number of vehicles waiting to enter Manipur. Although convoy sizes have been increased from around 100 to nearly 150 vehicles, the available security arrangement remains inadequate to handle the growing traffic pressure. Currently, eight companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (...