The central government has approved Rs 1186.20 crore for the four-laning of a 13-km stretch of National Highway 37 (NH-37), extending from Silchar (near Budha Nagar) in Assam to Jiribam in Manipur.
In a series of operations, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles formation under Spear Corps launched intelligence-based operations in the hill and valley districts of Manipur and recovered 114 weapons, Improvised Devices (IEDs), grenades, ammunition and war-like stores.
This operation comes amid ongoing ethnic tensions and insurgent activities in the region.
