Inspection confirms loss of more land
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 20 2013:
More news on the loss of land of Manipur to Myanmar due to ongoing border fencing has been revealed following the spot survey conducted by women based organisations of Manipur at Indo-Myanmar border from August 18 to 19 .
Led by All Manipur Nupi Marup, women organisations such as Kha Nongpok Apunba Nupi Lup and Muslim Women Development Association conducted a spot survey along Border Pillar number 76, 77, 78 and 79 and found that a large portion of Manipur territory had gone to Myanmar side after the controversial border fencing work.
The inspection team was helped by the Moreh Police and various other CSOs of Moreh including five members of Muslim Women Development, Moreh led by its President Zubeda Begum.
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Talking to mediapersons about their inspection visit at Irabot Bhavan here today, Working President of All Manipur Nupi Marup M Sakhi, General Secretary L Sumatibala and Member Y Indrani informed that Tamil Durga Mandir and Sewa Mandir which were built in 1964 along Nampholong Bazar to Tamu road have gone to Myanmar side after the recent border fencing work.
Moreover, the Muslim Basti public well at Border Pillar No.79 had also gone to Myanmar side.
"Is this the gifts of the Congress government to Myanmar?" asked L Sumatibala, while lamenting that these things have happened when the people are still angry over Jawaharlal Nehru giving away Manipur's Kabo Valley to Myanmar.
"What hidden agenda the government has?" Sumatibala further questioned.
Sakhi informed that during their visit, the team met the chief of Haolenphai village, which is located along border pillar number 76 and also interacted with the villagers.
The team found out that the border pillar number 76 has been removed by Myanmarese Army and instead erected border pillar number 23 at a place inside Haolenphai village intruding 70 metres into Manipur land.
The Myanmarese Army often comes to the village which has a population of about 250 people, and told the villagers to move out as the land belongs to Myanmar.
No land of Manipur should be lost to Myanmar in the border fencing process at all, she added.