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Mizoram Still Awaits Centre’s Assistance To provide Shelter To Displaced People From Manipur

The Mizoram administration is still waiting for financial support from the Centre to house more than 12,600 refugees who had 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.

A call for Financial aid

“The Center has not yet provided any support to us. For the benefit of Manipur’s internally displaced citizens, the state administration has independently raised monies, according to Lalengmawia.

He anticipated that the Center will quickly provide financial support for these individuals, who have sought refuge in Mizoram after the ethnic unrest erupted in the neighboring state on May 3.
Lalengmawia added that the Mizoram administration had asked lawmakers, government workers, bankers, and others for donations.

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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 4,440 took shelter in Kolasib district, 4,265 in Aizawl and 2,951 in Saitual, it said.

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.

NGO’S churches and state government providing aid

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The state government, NGOs, churches, and locals gave the displaced people food and other necessities.
After a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organized across the hill districts 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.

Srushti Sharma

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