GUWAHATI: Manipur plans to unopen astir 350 alleviation camps sheltering radical displaced by taste unit since May 2023 and resettle them done a structured, three-phase rehabilitation programme starting this month.Chief caput PK Singh said Friday that the northeastern state, nether President's regularisation since ex-CM N Biren Singh stepped down successful Feb, was successful talks with the ministry of location affairs to commencement rehabilitating the displaced based connected an appraisal of however galore radical were prepared to permission the alleviation camps immediately."The process has already begun. The fig of displaced radical has dropped from 62,000 to 57,000. As we speak, successful Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts, radical person started going backmost to their homes," helium said.The 2nd signifier of rehabilitation is slated to statesman by Oct and the 3rd successful Dec.Singh said fiscal assistance for resettlement would beryllium provided successful 3 categories. Beneficiaries successful the archetypal radical - 7,000-8,000 radical whose houses were destroyed successful arson - are eligible for astir Rs 3 lakh each to rebuild their homes.The 2nd class has 7,000 radical who fled their villages to flight violence, but whose houses were spared.
They volition person fiscal assistance to commencement beingness afresh.The past radical volition person radical who are incapable to instrumentality to their villages until Dec. "The fig tin beryllium thing betwixt 8,000 and 10,000. They volition beryllium fixed prefabricated houses to enactment in, for which we are gathering a 1000 more," Singh said.On whether the concern had improved capable for displaced families to beryllium assured astir returning to areas ravaged by violence, helium said resumption of farming enactment was an encouraging sign. "I americium gladsome to stock some sides (Meiteis and Kukis) are farming together. I mean, wrong eyeball-to-eyeball distance. And they are sharing water."