CM visits relief camps
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 19 2023:
Chief Minister N Bi-ren Singh on Monday visited some relief camps in Imphal East district during which he announced that the government will build 3,000-4,000 pre-fabricated houses to accommodate people who had to flee from their houses during the ongoing violence in the state.
Biren told reporters that those pre-fabricated houses will be ready in two months.
Prefabricated houses are ready-made structures that are constructed off-site and assembled at the place where the homes will be set up.
"People are suffering...The state government is going to construct pre-fabricated houses to accommodate them (those living in relief camps) temporarily till a permanent arrangement is made to shift them to their previous places," the chief minister said.
About 3,000-4,000 such houses will be built and materials have already been ordered, he said.
"The materials will reach Imphal in 10-15 days.
The gov ernment is looking for a place to set up those houses," he said.
"The people are suffering...Those staying in relief camps are likely to be shifted there in two months," the chief minister said.
He also reiterated the appeal to all concerned to return the firearms looted from security camps.
A large number of houses were burnt and more than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki community people in Manipur that broke out over a month ago.