IMPHAL, July 9: Heavy landslide along the busy Imphal-Ukhrul sector of the National Highway 102 hampered vehicular traffic along the route forcing passenger buses to stop normal services since the last four days.
However smaller-sized vehicles such as cars, vans and gypsies managed to cross the landslide-hit Finch Corner area, 65 km north of Imphal only after the Border Road Task Force (BRTF) machinery cleared the area this afternoon, reports from Ukhrul said.
Earlier in the morning, most of the residents of Ukhrul district who usually takes 2-3 hours, took 6 hours to reach Imphal town by exchanging their vehicles at the two ends of the landslide-hit Finch corner area, according to a resident.
The picturesque Finch Corner areas witnessed heavy landslide measuring around 150 metres following continuous rain in the areas since the last few days.
Sources reaching here said that the BRTF personnel were currently taking all out efforts to restore normal traffic along the highway.
On the other hand, normal traffic along the 250km Imphal-Silchar highway has been reportedly resumed since the last few days after the restoration works were undertaken by the agencies concerned after the route was also hit by the recent landslide.
