AR hosts community dialogue
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, August 06 2024: In an outreach initiative, Assam Rifles organised a community interaction event at Chassad bringing together 42 influential leaders, including pastors and church members representing various border villages.

In a release, PRO IGAR (S) informed that the event provided a platform for candid exchange of ideas on critical issues impacting the region.

Discussions focused on security challenges, peace efforts, and trade dynamics in border villages.

The participants also addressed the ethnic violence in Manipur and the turmoil in Myanmar's border regions.

The dialogue centred on strategies for ensuring lasting peace in Kamjong and the surrounding areas, it added.

The release continued that a highlight of the interaction was discussion on the civic action programmes undertaken by AR in the region.

These initiatives, aimed at improving the livelihoods and living standards of the local population, include upcoming development projects set to be launched and completed in the coming months, it said.

The release further mentioned that local pastors and church members pledged their full support towards maintaining peace and tranquillity in the region, particularly in curbing illegal trade, drug trafficking, smuggling and the movement of contraband items in the border villages, following the suspension of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) .

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