IMPHAL, July 19: An office memorandum signed by secretary State Transport Authority has notified and directed that no application for grant of fresh contract carriage permits for operation of Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) in the State of Manipur shall be considered and granted as provided under section 74 of the M.V. Act `1988 and grant of permits (contract carriage permits) is suspended temporarily till further notice in all the offices of Secretary, State Transport Authority (STA) & Regional Transport Authorities (RTAs), Manipur till the final publication of the Draft Manipur State Transport Policy and subsequent conduct of the following surveys/studies of major Corridors/Arterial Roads including important IVRs connecting Imphal city centre, with District /Sub Divisional Hqs/Places of Importance in the State of Manipur envisaged to be carried out by the Department of Transport, Government of Manipur with the support of District Traffic Control Police Authorities, Town Planning Department, Planning & D
evelopment Authority (PDA), Imphal Municipal Council(IMC), Autonomous District Councils (ADCs), Jilla Parishads/ Nagar Panchayets, Local Bodies.
