National Highway no. 2 in Manipur is open for regular traffic

Context: National Highway no. 2 in Manipur is open for regular traffic. 

• The highway is key to bringing essential supplies to the landlocked Imphal valley; 
• it is also the road to the airport in State capital, which Kuki-Zo people have not been able to access since ethnic violence broke out in the State over two years ago.
• National Highway 2 is a national highway in India that runs from Dibrugarh in Assam to Tuipang in Mizoram. 
• This national highway passes through the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. This national highway is 1,325.6 km (823.7 mi) long.