An official said on Sunday that traffic movement into Mizoram from neighbouring Assam resumed at midnight on Saturday, days after an unannounced economic blockade was imposed on the National Highway-306 in the Dholai-Lailapur area of Assam’s Cachar district, which borders Mizoram, since the July 26 clash.

According to highly-placed sources in Assam, the development occurred as a result of the participation of Assam ministers and bureaucrats (at the behest of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma), who persuaded local people to let vehicles enter Mizoram.

Assam urban development and irrigation minister Ashok Singhal, who also serves as guardian minister for the Cachar, Kokrajhar, and Udalguri districts, said traffic began moving at 9:04 p.m. on Saturday following discussions with local residents.