Government working to restore peace in Manipur: Governor
Manipur governor Anusuiya Uikey on Tuesday said the government is working to restore peace in the state, which has been in the grip of ethnic violence since early May. Uikey, who was speaking at the launch of the Livelihood Development Programme for Internally Displaced Persons, said the crisis can be cordially resolved with the contribution and support of all stakeholders.
Ethnic violence erupted in Manipur on May 3, following a tribal solidarity rally that turned violent in Churachandpur district, leading to retaliatory violence between Chin-Kuki-Zo and the Meitei communities across the state.
The governor said the state government is trying to compensate families that have lost their homes and belongings in the violence.
Uikey said the state needs to consider how people from different communities have helped each other during this time of crisis.
The governor said Maolkeki Foundation is working to provide children with education material, nutrition supplements and clothing.
She also praised its efforts to make the displaced people financially independent.
Recalling her visit to the relief camps, Uikey said training and material production programmes have been started for the internally displaced people at their request. Central and state governments jointly invest funds for the implementation of the plan.
Since the start of violence in the state in May, around 50,650 men, women and children of different communities displaced in the violence are sheltered in 350 camps. Around 13,000 people have taken shelter in Mizoram.
At least 180 people have been killed and several hundred injured since the start of violence this year.
