Tripura: Construction halted in reserve forest; govt to verify ex-militants

Agartala: The ex-militants have halted illegal construction in the reserve forest areas of the Manu-Mangpui area following the Tripura government’s decision to start a verification process for all the families demanding a rehabilitation package, official sources told EastMojo.

On April 18, Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha reviewed the fresh complexities emerging in the Kanchanpur sub-division in the state at the civil secretariat. All senior officials, including Chief Secretary JK Sinha, DGP Tripura Police Amitabha Ranjan, PCCF KS Shetty, Principal Secretary to the revenue department Puneet Agarwal and others remained present in the high-level meeting held at the civil secretariat on Tuesday.

Speaking to EastMojo, Sub-divisional Magistrate Kanchanpur Rajat Pant said, “We have been directed by the higher authorities to start verification of their details. On Wednesday, a big team of officials visited the areas and started the survey work. We have told them to furnish all the relevant documents pertaining to their association with armed rebellion along with the time and venue of their surrender. As per the direction of the higher authorities, we have collected their data and accordingly, it will be forwarded to Agartala for further action.”