OVER 50,000 PEOPLE NOW LIVING IN 350 RELIEF CAMPS IN INDIAN STATE OF MANIPUR DUE TO VIOLENCE

Sun 11 June 2023:

350 camps were housing more than 50,650 people who had been displaced due to ethnic violence in Manipur, S. Ranjan, the minister of information and public relations as well as health, said on Sunday.

The Minister stated that 105 people have been killed and more than 320 injured as a result of the catastrophic ethnic violence that has been occurring in Manipur since May 3; district and cluster nodal officers have been assigned to take care of and monitor the relief facilities set up in more than 10 districts.

He said that pregnant women-only relief centers had been established, and that elderly people, kids, and breastfeeding moms all received special attention.

Ranjan, who is also the spokesman of the government, said that so far a total of 990 arms and 13,526 ammunition have been surrendered to the government. “Combing operations have been continued by the Army and other central and state forces in all districts, particularly in vulnerable areas, to nab the militants and miscreants,” said the minister.

Media reports claimed that thousands of different types of arms and a large quantity of ammunition were looted by mobs and miscreants from many police stations and security camps after the riots broke out on May 3.

Noting that the roadmap of education for the affected students are being chalked out by the government, the minister said that the details of the government plan would be announced soon by the Education Minister concerned very shortly. Regarding the banking sector, out of the 242 branches, 198 bank branches are made operational as of now, and the rest will be made functional at the earliest, he stated.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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