Mizoram needs Centre help to house 12,600 Manipuris.
The support of the Central government is required by Mizoram in order to house the 12,600 displaced people from Manipur. Even though the Chief Minister of Mizoram had requested Rs 10 crore in May as an immediate relief package for individuals who had been displaced, Mizoram officials claim that they have not got any support from the Central Government.
AIZWAL: According to a senior official, the Mizoram administration is still awaiting financial support from the Centre to house more than 12,600 persons who have fled ethnic strife-torn Manipur.
According to Mizoram Home Commissioner and Secretary H Lalengmawia, Chief Minister Zoramthanga requested Rs 10 crore in emergency assistance funds for individuals who had been evacuated in May.
“The Centre has not yet provided any support to us. In order to help Manipur’s internally displaced citizens, the state administration has raised money on its own, Lalengmawia told PTI on Sunday.
He anticipated that the Centre will quickly provide financial support for these individuals, who have sought refuge in Mizoram since the ethnic unrest erupted in the adjacent state on May 3.
Lalengmawia added that the Mizoram administration had asked lawmakers, government workers, bankers, and others for donations.
He stated, “We have finished the collection, but I have not yet received a report of the total amount collected.”
12,611 persons from Manipur had taken refuge in Mizoram overall, according to the state’s home department as of Friday.
According to the report, 4,440 of them sought refuge in the Kolasib area, 4,265 in Aizawl, and 2,951 in Saitual. In the Champhai, Mamit, Siaha, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Serchhip, Khawzawl, and Hnahthial districts are the remaining 955 people.
In Aizawl, Kolasib, and Saitual, the government and village administrations have established 38 aid camps. The state government, NGOs, churches, and locals gave the displaced people food and other necessities.
After a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was arranged in the hill regions to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, fighting initially broke out in Manipur in early May.
The majority of Meiteis, who make up around 53% of Manipur’s population, reside in the Imphal Valley. Another 40% of the population is made up of the Naga and Kuki tribes, who live in the hill districts.
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