IMPHAL, June 4 � The economic blockade in Manipur�s Senapati district, staged in protest against alleged encroachment by Nagaland in the Dzuko valley, has been called off.
The Committee for Koziiri-Dzuko Land Boundary Resolution and Mao Council, which had launched the blockade on June 1, called off the agitation last evening, according to a press release. The decision was taken at a joint meeting of Naga Hoho, United Naga Council and Naga People�s Organisation with the Committee for Koziiri-Dzuko Land Boundary Resolution and the Mao Council, a press release by the three bodies said.
A high-level team from Manipur comprising State Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Francis Ngajokpa, Works Minister Kh Ratankumar and Mao MLA Dikho Mao had visited the Dzuko valley yesterday for an on-the-spot assessment, a government release said. The team was accompanied by the representatives of the Mao students� body, members of the Committee and police officials, the release added. � PTI