During a high-level meeting last night, Chidamabaram and Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh also discussed protection of national highways, frequently blocked by hill-based militant outfits or organisations on one pretext or the order, official sources said.
They discussed steps to prevent strikes and felt that there should more central forces along the two national highways -- Imphal-Dimapur-Guwahati (NH 39) and Imphal-Silchar (NH 53), but it was not known what decision was taken, the sources said.
