Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 13 2008:
Taking serious note of the frequent incidents of violence along NH 39, AR troops deployed along the highway have been kept on high alert.
Talking to media persons by the sideline of an ex-servicemen rally at Chandel district Hqs yesterday, IG AR(South) Maj Gen AK Choudhary said that patrolling exercise of AR troops along NH 39 has been intensified even though it is the responsibility of State forces to protect the highway.
On being asked about AR's counter insurgency operations, Maj Gen AK Choudhary said that AR troops will continue its operation against UG groups even as Operation Samtal has been concluded in Chandel district.
There would be no respite in counter insurgency operations, he said.
With most of the UG camps located in Chandel district busted during Operation Samtal, civil administration in the remote areas of Chandel district has been restored.
Moreover, security posts have been put in these remote places right up to border areas, Choudhary said.
Fencing work for 10 kms along Indo-Myanmar border will be taken up shortly in Moreh sector, he added.