IHRA warns Tengnoupal district administration to stop eviction drive
before delivering fair compensation on Highway extension
Source: IT News

Imphal, November 12 2020: After receiving complaints from the affected families, chiefs and the concerned committee, International Human Rights Association (IHRA) has urged the Deputy Commissioner of Tengnoupal to suspend eviction drive before delivering fair compensation amount as per survey made by the Asian Development Bank.

The IHRA (Manipur State) President Mark Thangmang Haokip in a press release stated that all affected families shall be compensated based on the exact rates and figures approved by ADB through a survey made by them.

NH2 is an international highway bearing no uncompromisable rate that it covers all the affected families by the extension of the highway.

He further stated that more should be given compensation as per the amount supervised by the concern ADB following the commencement of the program.

Consequently, you are instructed to hold the eviction program until further notice and requested you to submit the list of the expansion rate per household issued under ADB direction.

Including, it is unfair and a violation of fundamental human rights concerning forceful notification of eviction notice served to the afflicted families within a few hours of time.

"We also inform you that if found any related corruption in this regard IHRA will deal with it seriously as per the preservation of human rights and the safety of the affected families.

You are as well informed not to misemploy the laws to threaten innocent families.

Such that, it is unlawful to human rights perspectives that compensation be given as per the submission of land ownership certificate to the concerned administration," the statement said.

It further added that Tengnoupal is a hill tribal district where Chieftainship rights are the main purpose of administration and valley revenue law is not required to apply in that areas and the compensation amount shall serve to them equally and should not be misinterpreted to differentiate between survey and unsurveyed land.

To that extent you will violate multiple violations of laws and indigenous human rights.

Therefore, compensation must be given all the affected families as per the rate fixed by the Asian Development Bank without fail.

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