Manipur CM thanks Kukis, Nagas for free movement on NH2
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh expressed gratitude to Kuki and Naga communities for allowing the resumption of public transport on National Highway 2. This development follows years of blockades caused by ethnic conflict in the region.
Why it matters
The reopening of this vital transport artery is a significant step toward restoring normalcy and economic stability in a region long affected by ethnic violence.
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) thanked the Kuki and Naga communities for ensuring the resumption of public road transport services on National Highway 2 after more than three years.
A blockade on NH2, a lifeline for Manipur, was enforced in the Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi district after ethnic conflict broke out between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities on May 3, 2023. A few months ago, a counter-blockade was imposed on this highway in the Naga-majority Senapati district.
Imphal-Guwahati bus and passenger van services via Nagaland resumed on August 21, 2026, less than a fortnight after the Chief Minister, along with Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen, announced the reopening of highways for the free movement of all communities.
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