Cabinet decides to rope in Survey General of India to resolve issue
Govt team leaves for Dzuko valley
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 02 2015 :
Even as the State Cabinet has decided to rope in the service of the Survey General of India to clearly demarcate the boundary along Manipur and Nagaland in the wake of the reported incursion at Dzuko Valley by Nagaland, a high level team of the State Government comprising of MLA Dikho Mao, RD&PR Minister Francis Ngajokpa and Works Minister Dr Kh Ratankumar are set to go to Mao tomorrow to take stock of the situation there.
According to Government spokesperson, M Okendro, who is also the CAF and PD Minister, the Cabinet has taken a serious view of the reported incursion by Nagaland at Dzuko Valley.
The Cabinet meeting was held at the Chief Minister's Secretariat from 3 pm to 8.10 pm today.
The Chief Minister has also written to the Prime Minister to intervene and bring an amicable solution to the stand off.
The Nagaland Chief Minister has also been urged to resolve the matter as soon as possible, said Oken.
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Taking the matter seriously, the Cabinet has decided to approach the Survey General of India to depute relevant officials and take up work to resolve the boundary issue.
The Cabinet also resolved to appeal to the Committee for Khoziiri-Dzuko Land Boundary Resolution to review their blockade decision as it would greatly affect the common people, added Oken.
On the other hand the official team will hold a meeting with the Senapati DC and the Senapati SP before going together to Dzuko Valley.
Sources informed that the team would be accompanied by 70 IRB personnel.
After collecting a first hand account of the incursion at Dzuko Valley, the team would submit a report to the State Government.
In protest against the State Government to register any objection, the Committee for Khoziiri-Dzuko Land Boundary Resolution has already announced an indefinite economic blockade on Imphal-Dimapur highway with effect from June 1 midnight.
Notwithstanding the fresh initiative taken up by the State Government, the committee maintained that they would impose the economic blockade as announced earlier.
While appreciating the Government's initiative to send a high level team to Dzuko Valley, the committee decried that the State Government was not sensitive enough and it was habituated to move only under extreme pressure.
The committee informed that their next course of action would be decided based on how the State Government chooses to tackle the boundary issue.