Movement on NH-2 huge relief for people: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand
Public bus and commercial transport services have resumed between Imphal and Guwahati following the easing of ethnic conflict-related blockades. Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand stated that this restoration provides essential relief for students and medical patients who previously relied on expensive air travel.
Why it matters
The resumption of transport on NH-2 is a critical step in restoring normalcy and economic stability to a region severely impacted by long-term ethnic unrest.
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday (August 22, 2026) said the resumption of bus and commercial vehicle services between Imphal and Guwahati would go a long way in providing relief to people in the State.
People in Manipur, particularly those living in the Imphal Valley, have had to depend on expensive air travel for educational, medical, and other purposes since May 3, 2023, when the ethnic conflict between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities erupted.
The conflict led to “ economic blockades ” on National Highway-2 via Nagaland, the preferred route of Manipur’s two lifelines. The other is NH-37, which connects Imphal with Silchar in southern Assam’s Barak Valley.
“The resumption of public road transport services (between Imphal and Guwahati) will provide much-needed relief to our people, particularly students studying outside the State and those travelling for medical treatment,” Mr. Singh said at an official event in Kakching district.
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