Our Correspondent Imphal, Aug. 16 (EMN): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday launched and flagged off the Manipur State Transport (MST) bus service between Imphal and Somdal village in Ukhrul district. Biren Singh flagged off the bus service covering 92 km from the MST Complex at Moirangkhom in Imphal and Somdal village. Manipur Assembly Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh, Transport Minister Khashim Vashum, Director Nivedita Lairenlakpam led Officials of Transport Department and Manipur State Transport and village chiefs of Ukhrul district were present during the flagging off ceremony. Speaking on the occasion, the Biren Singh stated that the launching of a bus service might be a small programme but it could be taken as a big step towards filling the communication and developmental gaps between different areas of the state. Informing that the state government had been putting in maximum effort to bring development, he said that Manipur has witnessed drastic changes in