Blockade in Manipur

While the entire world enjoys the spirit of the ongoing World Cup, football lovers in Manipur are struggling to find food grain and fuel. Some were staying overnight in front of oil pumps with the hope of getting fuel to start their generators to watch the matches.
Except for some, most of the football lovers can not watch the FIFA World Cup regularly unless they have power back up systems such as generators with adequate fuel.
Erratic power supply in Manipur is not a new thing. However, this time around, it has been more than two months that the state has been facing artificial scarcity of essential items including fuel in particular due to an indefinite economic blockade on the two primary National Highways 39 and 53 leading to the state by the All Naga Students Association Manipur (UNC) from April 11th, in protest against the holding of the Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections without amendment of the relevant Act.

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