Manipur: Another shelter home for Myanmar refugees in Churachandpur

Imphal: Manipur government is setting up one more shelter home to accommodate Myanmar refugees in the Churachandpur district. Earlier, the state government had identified two sites in Chandel and Tengnoupal districts for displaced Myanmar nationals.

On Saturday, members of the Cabinet sub-committee constituted by the state government to look after the rehabilitation of Myanmar nationals visited Singngat sub-divisional headquarters and identified a site for setting up the proposed third temporary shelter home for Myanmar nationals who fled their country in the wake of the unrest there.

The team led by tribal affairs and hill development minister Letpao Haokip, also the chairman Cabinet sub-committee, water resource minister Awangbow Newmai, and education minister Th Basantakumar Singh visited the site and identified four barracks inside the Singngat Police Station complex for the shelter home.