New settlement, houses restricted
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 16 2023:
Meitei Langol Welfare Preservation and Protection Committee has asserted that new settlement and construction of new houses is restricted in areas under the jurisdiction of the committee.
Speaking to media persons at Langol Ningthou Leikai on Saturday, Committee advisor Yumnam Nimolchand pointed out that the committee has been formed with an objective to protect and preserve the ecology of Langol area and for the welfare and security of Meitei community.
So, illegal construction of new houses and settlement under the jurisdiction of the committee will not be allowed, he maintained.
Stating that Langol area is carbon sink zone purifying the pollution produce in Imphal and maintaining ecological balance, he said that there are various plants and animals in the area.
Highlighting that every community can reside in the valley area consisting of only eight per cent of the total area of Manipur, he continued that Meetei cannot reside in areas other than the valley.
As such; the present land law should be changed, he continued, while urging that Meetei not to sell land to other community.