Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 28:
Referring to news item published in some of the State dailies stating that Kangla area had been given to the Assam Rifles authorities, Commissioner Revenue IS Laishram has today clarified that the Kangla area is still under the State Khas land area as per the latest land record (1962) and no portion of the area has been given to the AR authorities.
Speaking at a press conference today, Laishram also informed that the Govt have not taken up any process to hand over the plot to the AR authorities and added that there was not need for the people to worry by the presence of AR post in the Record Column of the State record as not a single inch of the Kangla area has been given to the AR authorities.
As per the land record of 1962 the total area of Kangla is 173.20 acres while the total area of Kangla Moat is 7.39.