Manipur govt to form coordination committee to review SoP for movement of convoys along NH 37

Manipur government agreed to form a Coordination Committee to review the standard operating procedure (SoP) for convoy movement along NH-37.

The committee will be chaired by the Commissioner and include representatives from Police, CRPF, CAF&PD, Manipur Petroleum Products Transporters' Fraternity, Retail Outlet Dealers, LPG distributors, and drivers' associations.

The committee will submit a report within a month, and the revised SoP will be published in the state gazette.

A nodal officer will be appointed to oversee convoy movement along NH-37, and district SPs will conduct a special drive to stop extortions.

The decision follows complaints from transporters about rampant extortion, with payments rising from ₹200 to ₹7,000 per truck.