AGARTALA, Dec 23 (TIWN): The Manipur mess due to Naga protest has hit Tripura leading a crisis situation here with the shortage of petrol, diesel and cooking gas supply. Along with Tripura, Mizoram is also equally suffering, an official statement said on Friday. However, getting the information about the critical situation over here, the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Friday met Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh over the economic blockade in the state imposed by Nagas. According to informed sources, Rijiju will visit the areas worst hit by the blockade imposed by the United Naga Council to denounce the creation of seven new districts from areas inhabited by Nagas in Manipur. The Imphal Valley has been simmering following the Congress government's decision to create Jiribam, Kangpokpi, Tengoupal, Pharzol, Kakching, Noney and Kamjongin districts.

Reportedly, Naga protesters are preventing all trucks from reaching the Imphal Valley. 

Trucks, which transport essential goods, are also being blocked from leaving the valley. 

Congress-led Manipur government had decided to create seven new districts, including Jiribam district out of Imphal East and Sadar Hills district out of Senapati district, that was hugely protested by Naga rights groups .The blockade on national highway (NH-2) had disrupted the supply of essentials -- food grains and fuel to Manipur. In Tripura, in view of the short supply of transport fuel, long queues of two-wheelers and other vehicles were seen in front of all petrol pumps across the state.

Chief Secretary Yashpal Singh held a meeting with the IOC and Food Department officials here on Thursday and reviewed the situation. 

Tripura’s Capital City and other subdivisions are hanged with ‘No-

At the same time a machinery problem has occurred at Guwahati’s Betkuchitstha oil-centre which has led the situation further more complicated. But before the problem at Guwahati had started, the petrol crisis was occurring in Tripura very frequently and when an issue has been found now, the ‘petrol crisis’ has raised its head, with selling of petrol at high cost in black-markets.