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Time of India
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Manipur to close relief camps, resettle inmates with financial assistance
1 2 Guwahati: Manipur, which is under President's Rule since Feb, has planned to close about 350 relief camps housing thousands of people displaced by the ethnic violence since 2023 by this year-end and resettle them with financial assistance from the govt in three-phases beginning July. Manipur chief secretary PK Singh on Friday said a structured rehabilitation programme for displaced individuals has been finalsied following detailed consultations with the ministry of home affairs. "We've had a good round of discussions with the central govt and MHA. The first phase involves those who can go back immediately — by July — and that process has already begun. The number of displaced people has come down to 57,000 from 62,000," Singh said. He added, "We have come up with a three-phase plan. First, those who want to immediately go back to their homes. We expect a good number will go back by July. And as we speak, yesterday I took stock of Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts and people have started going back to their homes." Singh said the second round would begin by Oct and the third by Dec. Singh further added that the govt has decided to provide funds to these displaced people under three different categories. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Tinnitus: what this grandson discovered will surprise you Hearing Magazine Undo The first one involves about 7000-8000 people whose houses have been destroyed. Each family will get about Rs 3 lakh each to re-build their houses. The second category is for about 7,000 people who have fled their homes but their houses were not destroyed. But over two years of neglect have left their houses in a dilapidated state. "So, there will be some kind of monetary help for those people," Singh said. "And the third category is for those who, even after Dec, will not be able to return to their homes immediately. These can be about anything around 8000 to 10,000, and they will be allowed to stay in the prefabricated houses for which we are building a thousand more," Singh added. He said the situation is improving and farming is also going on peacefully. "I'm glad to share that both sides are farming together. I mean within eyeball to eyeball distance and they are sharing water. That's a very good sign," he added. The chief secretary said the govt is appealing to all civil society organizations to maintain calm and added that "some mischievous elements are there everywhere. Some people want something mischievous to happen."
Time of India
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Manipur to close relief camps, launch three-phase rehab plan
GUWAHATI: Manipur plans to shut around 350 relief camps sheltering people displaced by ethnic violence since May 2023 and resettle them through a structured, three-phase rehabilitation programme starting this month. Chief secretary PK Singh said Friday that the northeastern state, under President's rule since ex-CM N Biren Singh stepped down in Feb, was in talks with the ministry of home affairs to start rehabilitating the displaced based on an assessment of how many people were prepared to leave the relief camps immediately. "The process has already begun. The number of displaced people has dropped from 62,000 to 57,000. As we speak, in Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts, people have started going back to their homes," he said. The second phase of rehabilitation is slated to begin by Oct and the third in Dec. Singh said financial assistance for resettlement would be provided in three categories. Beneficiaries in the first group - 7,000-8,000 people whose houses were destroyed in arson - are eligible for around Rs 3 lakh each to rebuild their homes. The second category has 7,000 people who fled their villages to escape violence, but whose houses were spared. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo They will receive financial assistance to start life afresh. The last group will have people who are unable to return to their villages until Dec. "The number can be anything between 8,000 and 10,000. They will be given prefabricated houses to stay in, for which we are building a thousand more," Singh said. On whether the situation had improved enough for displaced families to be confident about returning to areas ravaged by violence, he said resumption of farming activity was an encouraging sign. "I am glad to share both sides (Meiteis and Kukis) are farming together. I mean, within eyeball-to-eyeball distance. And they are sharing water."
Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Manipur plans to get thousands displaced by conflict back home. Here's the state's 3-phase plan
Manipur Chief Secretary P K Singh on Friday announced that efforts are underway to resettle people displaced by the ongoing conflict in the state in three phases by the end of the year. For over two years now, thousands of people from the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities have been living in relief camps since the start of the ongoing conflict in May 2023. According to the Manipur Home Department estimates, around 57,000 people are currently in over 280 relief camps across the valley and the hills. Chief Secretary Singh on Friday said that the current plan is to shut these camps by the end of this year and that around 5,000 people have already returned to their homes. 'We have had a good number of discussions amongst ourselves and the Central government and Ministry of Home Affairs. We have come up with a three-phase plan. The first is for those who want to immediately go back, that is, by July. A good number will go back (in this phase), they have already started going back. The number (of people in relief camps) was 62,000 in the beginning; now it is around 57,000… The second round will be by October and the third by December,' he said, speaking to reporters after an event in Imphal. A senior Home Department official explained that the people who have already returned to their homes and those who are expected to return in this first phase are mainly those living in 'fringe areas', or areas at the border of the Meitei-majority valley and Kuki-Zo majority hills, close to settlements of the other community, whose homes have not been damaged in the conflict and who evacuated their villages out of fear and apprehension of violence. While making the announcement, the Chief Secretary said that the displaced people are broadly being considered in three categories for rehabilitation plans: the families whose houses have not been damaged; those whose homes have been damaged and will require repair; and those who will not be able to return even at the end of the year because of security concerns. 'There are about 7,000-8,000 houses that have been destroyed. In these cases, we are planning to give Rs 1.3 lakh plus 1.73 lakh so they have money to build their houses wherever they want. Second, there are around 7,000 cases where people have fled, but the houses have not been destroyed; rather, they are dilapidated after two years of neglect. So there will be some kind of monetary help for people to set up their houses. And third is that even after December, there will be around 8,000-10,000 who will not be able to go back immediately… They will be allowed to stay in pre-fabricated houses, which we are building 1,000 more of. But the plans are to shut the camps by December,' he said. The Home Department official said that the last category of displaced people includes Kuki-Zos who had been displaced from Imphal and other towns in the valley, and Meiteis who had been displaced from the Indo-Myanmar border town of Moreh and towns such as Kangpokpi and Churachandpur. 'These are people who still cannot move back because of security reasons and will have to be housed in pre-fabricated houses. 3,000 such units had already been commissioned to house displaced people earlier, and more are being set up. It is likely that these people will only be able to move back when the situation is completely normalised,' said the official. There have been months of relative peace in the foothill areas where the Meitei-majority valley meets Kuki-Zo majority hills, which had been among the worst-hit parts of Manipur in the ongoing conflict. The last major cycle of violence took place in November last year. Last month, a Meitei farmer was injured in gunfire at a foothill area in Bishnupur district, and a Kuki-Zo woman was killed when security forces launched operations in response, which prompted increased security measures in 'vulnerable farming areas.'
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Manipur plans to close all relief camps by December, phased resettlement of displaced underway: Chief Secretary
IMPHAL: Manipur Chief Secretary PK Singh on Friday said the state government is planning to shut down all relief camps by December, with the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to be carried out in three phases. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, Singh said coordinated discussions had taken place with the Centre and the Ministry of Home Affairs, resulting in a phased plan for the return and rehabilitation of displaced persons. "We've had a good round of discussions with the central government and MHA. The first phase involves those who can go back immediately — by July, and that process has already begun. The number of displaced has come down from 62,000 to 57,000," Singh said. He added that Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts have already been assessed, and the second phase of returns is scheduled for October, followed by the third and final round by December.
Time of India
17-06-2025
- Time of India
Ahmedabad plane crash: Manipur govt assures safe handover of crew remains to Kin
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The Manipur government has conveyed to both Tata Group and Air India that it is fully prepared to receive the mortal remains of the two crew members, who died in the plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, in secretary PK Singh has said that necessary arrangements have been made to ensure that their remains are treated with highest dignity and respect, and subsequently transported safely to their respective bodies of two Air India crew members - 26-year-old Lamnunthem Singson and 20-year-old Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma from Manipur - would be brought back to Imphal after their DNA identification and completion of other formalities, Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a leading civil society organisation, had said. "The DNA-based identification is expected to take approximately 72 hours. Once the process is complete, the remains will be brought back to their home state of Manipur," said COCOMI's information wing convenor Laikhuram witnessed ethnic clashes on May 3, 2023 and since then both the Meitei and Kuki communities stay in their respective areas. There is no movement through roads between the two communities in their respective areas. Kuki people travel to Mizoram to move out of belonged to the non-tribal Meitei community and hailed from Manipur's Thoubal district while Singson was a resident of the tribal inhabited Kangpokpi district, and was from the tribal Thadou chief secretary said that the final decision regarding the mode of reception, ceremonies, and other arrangements has been left to the bereaved families. The state is committed to providing all necessary support as per their wishes, Singh said.
