Paletwa-Mizoram trade route reopens after two-week diarrhea outbreak closure

By Admin 24 Nov 2025

DMG Newsroom

24 November 2025, Paletwa, Chin State

India has reopened the Paletwa-Mizoram trade route after more than two weeks of closure aimed at containing a diarrhea outbreak, according to local traders.

The route, shut by the Mizoram State Government and the Arakan Army from 12 to 24 November, was reopened on Monday and will resume traffic on 25 November, traders said.

"The closure of the Paletwa-Mizoram trade route will not be extended, and traffic will be allowed tomorrow. The route has been reopened by India," an Arakanese merchant in Mizoram told DMG.

The two-week closure left hundreds of Arakanese people seeking medical treatment and hundreds of thousands of traders stranded along the border and in Mizoram State.

The shutdown also resulted in the destruction of food supplies caught in transit, dealing a further blow to grassroots communities in Arakan State who rely on cross-border trade for their livelihoods.

"As traders are stuck on the Paletwa-Mizoram Road, cargo workers and boatmen are also suffering a lot. I am happy to hear that the trade route will be reopened," said another border trader.

The Mizoram-Paletwa Road is a major border trade artery for Arakan State, particularly as Myanmar's military regime continues to impose a trade blockade on the region.