Imphal, December 10 2008: A TEAM of the Joint Monitoring Group, JMG of the Suspension of Operation has started survey to various places in Churachandpur district for setting up designated camps of the Kuki based militants group included in the SoO agreement.

Official source said that the survey was started from yesterday and after conducted survey in some places in district headquarters, the team had left for further survey at Henglep, Parbung, Tipaimukh and Thanlon areas of the district today.

The survey team is leading by an official of the 27 Assam Rifles and members of the Central security forces and representatives of the different militants groups under the KNO included in the SoO like the Kuki Liberation Army and officer-in charge of the Churachandpur district headquarters and other concern police station took part in it.

After four places have been confirmed for opening designated camps for the Kuki militants maintaining Suspension of Operation (SoO), a team of the Joint Monitoring Group or JMG has started inspection to six more places where the outfits included in the SoO proposed for opening their designated camps from today, an official said Saturday.

The JMG is also conducting verification of list of 2519 cadres of eight different militant outfits which proposed for making identity cards as the implementation of the ground rules for the Suspension of Operation is under progress, official added.

The Kuki based militant outfits included in signing the Suspension of Operation, has put up 22 places for opening designated camps.

Out of them 10 places have been selected by the JMG in separate meetings held between the representatives of KNO and UPF, apex bodies of the Kuki militants who signed the tripartite agreement on suspension of operation in August 22 this year.

The meeting of the JMG under its chairman DS Poonia, state principal secretary (home) with the KNO was held on November 13 while with that of UPF was held on November 15 last in Imphal.

Mention may be made four places for settings up the designated camps have been confirmed by the JMG after inspection on November 18 and 19 last.

The places were- Nathanjang village also known Chongkhonjou in Churachandpur district, Chelap village in Chandel district, Samusang in Sadar hills under Senapati district and Vangai ridge near Tipaimukh of Churachandpur bordering with Tamenglong district.

The location of designated camps at Nathanjang has been proposed by the KNF(S), KNF(P) and ZDV, at Vangai ridge has been chosen by the Hmar People Convention, HDC(D) while Chelap has been selected by the UKLF and Samusang has been chosen by the KLA and KRA for opening their respective designated camps, the official source said.

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