UCM inspects disputed Border Pillars
Source: Chronicle News Service

Moreh, June 30 2022: A team of United Com mittee Manipur (UCM) currently camping in Moreh inspected disputed Border Pillars (BP) along India-Myanmar international border in the Manipur sector on Thursday.

The inspection conducted on Thursday was part of UCM's effort to bring out a factual report about disputed Border Pillars particularly between BP No 76 and 102.The UCM team led by its president Joychandra Konthoujam inspected BP No 76 near Haolenphai village, BP 77 near Lokchao iron bridge and BP No 78 near Tamil temple.

During the inspection at BP No 76, the UCM team also interacted with Haolenphai village chief Lalkhulun Haokip, who informed that changing of BPs led to conversion of the earlier BP No 23 near Haolenphai to BP No 76 at present and Manipur lost some land as Myanmar erected the BP inside the state's territory.

During inspection at BP No 78 near Tamil Temple, Tamil Sangam general secretary KBS Maniam told the UCM team that BP has been erected around 80 metres inside Manipur and hence the state lost vast area of land in the area.

After the inspection, Joychandra told media persons that it was very unfortunate that original positions of the disputed BPs along India-Myanmar border were found altered.

He said that it is the bounden duty of every citizen of the state to safeguard the land preserved by forefathers of the land while failure to protect the same will be seen as weakness of the people of the land.

He also said that UCM will continue to inspect more BPs along the Indo-Myanmar border so that disputed border areas are settled and factual accounts could be presented to people of the state.

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