Guwahati/Aizawl, Aug 7 (TIWN) Amid the 13-day long "economic blockade" and with hundreds of Mizoram bound goods laden vehicles stranded, two Assam Ministers rushed to trouble-torn Assam-Mizoram inter-state borders on Saturday to facilitate the resumption of the movement of vehicles between the two states.

Due to the “economic blockade” on National Highway-306 in Assam’s Cachar, supply of essential commodities, transport fuels and medicines to Mizoram has been acutely hit since the bloodiest border clash and firing that left six Assam policemen dead and 100 others including civilians of the two states hurt on July 26.  Officials said that Assam’s Urban Development Minister Ashok Singhal and Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of police of Cachar district are “holding talks with all stakeholders” at Lailapur, the entry point to Mizoram. 

“All efforts are being made to resume the movement of vehicles between the two states specially the Mizoram bound goods laden trucks and other vehicles,” a Cachar district official said.