Imphal, March 26 -- Joint Action Committee against Pollution Campaign in industries in and around villages of Moidangpok, New Keihelmanbi, and Moidangpok Khunou on Wednesday, staged a protest against environmental pollution in Imphal west district of Manipur.

These villages were located near the National Highway 37 - linking Imphal to Silchar in Imphal West district.

The protestors, during the protest, urged the authority to halt the establishment of bitumen mining plants, stone crushers, and brickfields in and around Moidangpok, New Keihelmanbi, and Moidangpok Khunou.

An executive member of the JAC Longjam, Biju Devi, said that the Manipur High Court, in 2021 issued an interim order directing the government not to implement its new ru...