BSF introduce mobile outlets to provide essentials at affordable prices in violence-hit Manipur

IMPHAL, Oct 12: The Border Security Force (BSF), which is among the several security forces deployed in ethnic violence-devastated Manipur after the riots broke out around 17 months ago, has introduced Mobile Subsidiary Bhandars (MSB) to provide essential commodities at affordable prices to the distressed people, including relief camp inmates, officials said on Saturday.
A BSF spokesman said that the MSB started functioning on Friday under the Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandars (KPKB) at various places where the force has been deployed.
Under the aegis of BSF sector headquarters, Manipur and its frontier headquarters at Masimpur (Assam), personnel of several battalions reached out to relief camps through the MSBs outlets under KPKB in both valley and hill districts of Imphal East, Bishnupur, Kakching, Churachandpur and Ukhrul.
The MSB outlets were stationed at the Moirangpurel Boys' Hostel in Imphal East, the Mangolnganbi and Ningthoukhong relief camps in Bishnupur, the Sugnu and Serou relief camps in Kakching, the Jalenbung village in Ukhrul, and the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp at Lanva TD Block Lingsiphai Village in Churachandpur. IANS