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  • 11,785 tribals from violence hit Manipur take shelter in Mizoram

    11,785 tribals from violence hit Manipur take shelter in Mizoram

    Aizawl: Some 11,785 people belonging to Zo ethnic tribes displaced from violence hit Manipur took shelter in Mizoram, Chief Minister Zoramthanga said on Wednesday.

    According to a tweet of the Mizoram Chief Minister, the tribals took shelter in all the 11 districts with the highest number of 4,296 displaced people taking shelter in Kolasib district, adjoining southern Assam, followed by 3,837 in Aizawl and 2,855 in Saitual districts.

    The Chief Minister in his tweet said: “Humanitarian assistance as a responsible government, we don’t have much but we are ready to share ! 2388.50 quintals of rice issued to Zo ethnic tribes in troubled Manipur areas and internally displaced persons residing in Mizoram by Govt. of Mizoram, including other relief supplies.

    “A total of 11,785 IDPs from Manipur have taken shelter in Mizoram since the eruption of ethnic strife in Manipur. Mizoram is currently providing shelter to over 50,000 people from neighbouring Manipur, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

    “Mizoram, an Eternal Home for all Zo Ethnic Tribes ! An equally safe haven for non-ethnic and every law-abiding citizen ! As much a safe place as it is for the Meiteis, we wish to see Manipur a safe place for the law-abiding Zo Ethnic Tribes !”

    Officials in Aizawl said that of the 11,785 displaced people from Manipur, 2,883 people are residing in 35 relief camps in 11 districts while the remaining 8902 people are staying in their relatives’ houses, churches and various other places.

    The Mizoram government has sought Rs 10 crore from the Centre to provide relief to the people, sheltered in the state after being displaced due to the ethnic violence in Manipur.

    CM Zoramthanga wrote two letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 16 and May 23 seeking financial support, but the Centre has yet to respond favourably.

    Zoramthanga on Sunday assured his Manipur counterpart N. Biren Singh of providing security to the people belonging to the Meitei community living in Mizoram.

    A number of people from the Meitei community have been residing in Mizoram for many years and work in various professions.

    The Chief Ministers of Mizoram and Manipur on Sunday discussed the security of the Meitei people staying in Mizoram.

    The Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the apex Mizo student body, and the All Mizoram Meitei Association (AMMA) held a meeting in Aizawl to discuss the ongoing violence in Manipur.

    Both organisations have pledged to take appropriate measures to put an end to the unrest.

    During the meeting, AMMA leaders led by its president Wahengbam Gopeshore disclosed that they had recently submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu through the Mizoram Governor outlining the efforts made by their organisation.

  • 86 Pc Rural Households Provided With Tap Water Connections: Mizoram Dy CM

    86 Pc Rural Households Provided With Tap Water Connections: Mizoram Dy CM

    Mizoram Deputy Chief Minister Tawnluia on Friday claimed that 86 per cent of rural households in the northeastern state have been provided with tap water connections under the Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission.

    He said that 1.14 lakh of 1.33 lakh rural households in the state have been benefitted. The deputy chief minister said 2,013 of 2,168 schools and 1,526 of 1,583 Anganwadi centres have received tap water connections.

    He said the state government has set a target to provide tap water connection to 22,485 rural households this year.

    Of this, 4,318 households have been covered so far, he said.

  • Rally in Mizoram to express solidarity with Manipur tribals hit by violence

    Rally in Mizoram to express solidarity with Manipur tribals hit by violence

    Aizawl: Hundreds of people took part in a rally in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl on Saturday, expressing solidarity with the tribals of Manipur who have been affected by violence.

    The rally was organised by the Zo Re-Unification Organisation (ZORO), which seeks the re-unification of all Zo people — Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Zomi — under one administrative setup.

    ZORO general secretary L Ramdinliana Renthlei said Mizo youths from Mizoram will step out to defend their brethren in Manipur if they continue to face atrocities.

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    The rally passed several resolutions, including measures to be taken for the re-unification of ethnic Zo tribes to bring them under one administrative setup through peaceful means.

    The protesters also reaffirmed that the Zofate or Zo tribes, which are scattered in three countries — India, Bangladesh and Myanmar, belong to the same stock and share blood ties.

  • Assam Rifles Tightens Security Along The Indo- Myanmar Border To Prevent Influx Of Illegal Immigration

    Assam Rifles Tightens Security Along The Indo- Myanmar Border To Prevent Influx Of Illegal Immigration

    Assam Rifles will enhance vigilance along the 510-km stretch of the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram in a bid to prevent the influx of illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, officials said. They also expressed concern over “rising number of crime incidents, including murder cases”, after Myanmarese people started taking shelter in the northeastern state following a military coup in the neighbouring country.

    “We will cease most of the crossings along the Indo-Myanmar border to prevent illegal influx which is hampering the law and order situation in Mizoram,” an Assam Rifles official said here on Tuesday. Three Mizoram residents were killed recently in Myanmar side contiguous to south Mizoram’s Siaha district and one in Serchhip by Myanmar nationals, he said.

    He also alleged that several groups in Myanmar’s Chin state have been “indulging in drug trafficking” to India. “Many refugees or illegal immigrants from both Bangladesh and Myanmar have acquired fake Indian identity cards,” he said. Mizoram shares a 318-km-long border with Bangladesh and the Border Security Force (BSF) guards the international boundary with the neighbour.

    Assam Rifles, the central paramilitary force, would shift its battalion headquarters from the heart of Aizawl to Zokhawsang in a phased manner after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry Home Affairs and the state government, another official said. Zokhawsang is 15 km away from the state capital. As of now, there is no time frame for the relocation, and the MoU is being prepared, he said.