All Manipur Tribal Union informs
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 26 2021:
All Manipur Tribal Union informed all tribal parliamentarians, legislatures, politicians, CSOs, intellectuals and all chiefs of hill district villages to attend a symposium on High Court order of July 25, 2018 which enacted the whole of Manipur under 'Forest Conservation' to be held on April 6 at TR1, Chingmeirong.
The order was passed without consulting the hill districts and if anyone excavates sand, soil, boulders or collect any forest produces, permission from competent authority of the department must be obtained by paying royalty or levy tax alongwith details of quantity and species to be extracted, which is a very serious concerned as it will affect the livelihood and socioeconomic conditions of the hill people, said a statement issued by All Manipur Tribal Union.