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Time of India
11-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Four Manipur MLAs meet governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to discuss border area concerns
Guwahati : Four MLAs called on Governor of Manipur , Ajay Kumar Bhalla , at Raj Bhavan and discussed various issues related to border areas. The MLAs, Awangbou Newmai, Khashim Vashum, and Leishiyo Keishing of the Naga People's Front (NPF), along with Independent MLA J. Kumo Sha, apprised the Governor about the issues among others the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and Border Fencing. They requested the Governor to take appropriate steps to facilitate an amicable resolution. Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass Batch-1 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 2 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 3 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals By Vaibhav Sisinity View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 4 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals Batch 2 By Ansh Mehra View Program The 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border , which passes through Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, currently has FMR. The decision to scrap the FMR with neighbouring Myanmar was taken last year. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Undo FMR allowed people residing close to the India-Myanmar border to venture 16 kilometres into each other's territory without visa. According to the instruction, the movement of people has been limited to 43 designated crossing points and will be granted to only those who hold Border Passes issued by the Assam Rifles. Of these 43 designated points, nine are in Nagaland. Live Events Several organisations in Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland are opposing the scrapping of FMR. Manipur shares a 398 km border with Myanmar. An official said that the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) stepped up India-Myanmar border fencing work near Moreh town in Manipur's Tengnoupal district last year. The fencing work would be done phase-wise, he said. The border fencing work was undertaken by ' Project Sewak ' of the Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) which is also looking after road construction in Nagaland and Manipur. The BRTF is a unit under the BRO. Border fencing is also opposed by some organisations. The India-Myanmar border will be fenced at a cost of Rs 31,000 crore. Several organisations in Northeast India are opposing the erection of fencing. The state assembly of the neighbouring state of Mizoram on February 28 last year adopted a unanimous resolution opposing the Centre's decision to fence the India-Myanmar border and eliminate FMR. The Nagaland government and almost all organisations in the state are also against the border fencing and abolishing of the FMR. The Nagaland Assembly on March 1 last year unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to reconsider its decision to fence the India-Myanmar border and scrap the FMR between the two countries.
Hans India
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Manipur Guv, Union Home Secy review India-Myanmar border fencing; law & order situation
Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and visiting Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan held a high-level meeting and discussed ongoing fencing work along the India-Myanmar border and the overall law and order situation in the state, officials said on Tuesday. A Raj Bhavan official said that the Governor and the Union Home Secretary held high-level review meetings late on Monday night and the discussion focussed on key issues concerning the state, including ongoing fencing work along the 398 km India-Myanmar border with Manipur and overall law and order situation in the state. 'The review meeting deliberated the progress of the border fencing along the International Border and the law and order situation in the state. Maintenance of public order and developmental efforts were the highlights of these meetings,' the official said. Another official said that the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) stepped up India-Myanmar border fencing work near Moreh town in Manipur's Tengnoupal district last year. The fencing work would be done phase-wise, he said. The border fencing work was undertaken by 'Project Sewak' of the Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) which is also looking after road construction in Nagaland and Manipur. The BRTF is a unit under the BRO. Monday night's meeting also discussed relief and rehabilitation efforts for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), who are now sheltered in various relief camps since the ethnic violence broke out in the northeastern state on May 3, 2023. The official said that during the meeting, the ongoing relief measures for IDPs in both the hills and the valley region were reviewed. A detailed assessment was made of the current facilities being provided to IDPs, the status of rehabilitation efforts, and the long-term plan for their permanent resettlement. The state government has established over 300 relief camps in Imphal valley and hilly regions to provide shelter to 59,415 men, women and children, who were displaced after the ethnic violence broke out in the state two years ago. Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka, Joint Secretary (North East), Ministry of Home Affairs, Manipur Chief Secretary Prashant Kumar Singh, Security Advisor K Singh, Commissioner (Home) N. Ashok Kumar, Secretary to the Governor, Deputy Commissioners of various districts, and other senior administrative and security officials attended the vital meeting. Home Secretary Govind Mohan accompanied by Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka arrived in Manipur on Monday and visited two relief camps in Churachandpur district and supervised the well-being of the violence-hit displaced people. The Home Secretary also inaugurated two creche-cum-children's libraries for children and a women's tailoring program, both aimed at supporting and empowering women and children residing in the relief camps.
Deccan Herald
19-05-2025
- Deccan Herald
'Armed cadres' from Myanmar tried to disturb border fencing work: Forces tell Centre after Manipur Op
"Armed cadres" belonging to the Myanmar-based People's Defence Force illegally crossed the border and tried to disturb the Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) personnel, who were engaged in the fencing work.
