UNC lifts ban
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 04 2013:
The United Naga Council (UNC) has announced to temporarily lift its ban on Central projects like Trans-Asian Railway Line and Power Grid line in the State from 5 am of September 4 .
The decision to lift the ban on Central projects was reached by the Presidential Council of UNC held on Sept 3 "as a reciprocation of the decision in the tripartite talk held at Delhi on August 30," a statement issued by the Publicity Wing of the UNC said.
However, in respect of projects which are 'exploitative,' 'divisive' and 'are without the free prior informed consent of the land owners who are displaced/to be displaced and affected by the project, such as the Seismic Survey for Oil exploration, Mapithel Multipurpose Dam & the Chakpi- Karong Multipurpose dam,' and over which strictures have already been put in place by the Naga people, will continue to be banned in the Naga areas, according to the UNC statement.
The 6th tripartite talk of the Government of India, Government of Manipur and the Nagas in Manipur under the aegis of the UNC on the demand for an Alternative Arrangement outside the Government of Manipur, pending settlement of the Indo-Naga was held at Delhi on Aug 30 .
After an intense dialogue, a general agreement to take the process forward to political level within two months' time was arrived in the talk, the UNC said.
The Government of India also requested the UNC for lifting of ban on central projects such as the Trans-Asian Railway line and Power Grid line in view of the firm and sincere intention of the GoI to end the stalemate on the demand of the UNC, it said.
The Presidential Council of the UNC held on Sept 3 discussed the request of the GoI and resolved that the ban on the construction work on the Trans-Asian Railway line and Power Grid line would be lifted temporarily with effect from 5am of Sept 4 .