Title - Rail work halted

Imphal: As a result of ATSUM's agitation code named ROTO, railway construction work between Jiribam and Tupul has been halted.ATSUM earlier wrote to the Deputy Chief Engineer, NF Railway Chief Engineer, NF Railway to direct all private companies working under it to suspend all railway construction works with effect from June 7 midnight.A team of ATSUM functionaries and media persons today visited work sites where the private companies were supposed to be working on the railway project.No activity was seen at the work sites.ATSUM launched a sustained agitation of 38 days starting from last midnight in pursuit of a charter of demands after they have staged a 38-hours intense agitation from June 3 .