Maligaon, July 17: In view of the prevailing law and order situation in the state of Manipur, movement of essential items to the state had been completely cut-off. With the co-operation of the state government, NFR is taking initiatives to transport essential commodities and other food items to state of Manipur.
The Khongsang Railway station under N. F. Railway located in the state of Manipur has been opened for loading and unloading. Khongsang station is the latest station which was commissioned on 2022 in the Jiribam – Imphal new line project. The line was suspended due to prevailing law and order situation in Manipur.
A Marketing Inspector has been specially deputed in Imphal for the convenience of the Manipur based traders to book the commodities through Railways.
The Marketing Inspector will be available round the clock for any queries of the traders. All Manipur based traders can now avail the facility of booking essential commodities from Khongsang station. Khongsang Goods shed operates from 06:00 hours to 16:00 hours on daily basis.
Under special consideration for the state, piecemeal booking of wagons have been allowed for Manipur for the time being, already, onions from Maharashtra, potato from West Bengal and FMCG products from Assam have already been booked for the state.
The initiatives taken by NFR is expected to be of great help for the people of Manipur in the prevailing scenario. The Marketing Inspector can be communicated on Ph – 6000388439. N. F. Railway is fully committed to extend all possible assistance to the state of Manipur during the time of crisis.
