Dimapur district authorities- police and district administration- have ordered a total restriction on vehicular movement besides closure of shops in Dimapur on June 8 from 9 a.m. till midnight, in view of the scheduled arrival of around 1000 stranded citizens by Special Shramik Train from Sabarmati (Gujarat) and Maharashtra.
In an order, deputy commissioner Dimapur Anoop Khinchi stated that the restrictions were being imposed as safety and preventive measure. Further, in its order, Commissioner of police (CP) R. Tetseo informed that the movement of officials, health department personnel, district administration, police and others directly involved in the exercise shall be exempted.