CM assures to detect illegal migrants

IMPHAL | July 31

Chief minister N. Biren Singh said that the government is taking serious concern on the issue of illegal migrants and would assess and discuss carefully the issue in the state. He said this in the Assembly today.

Replying to the question raised by MLA R.K. Imo on the steps taken up by the government to check the influx of illegal migrants in the state and the agitation by students the chief minister said that the government would look into the provisions given under the Constitution to check the influx of illegal migrants in the state.

He assured the House that the government would identify the number of migrants living in the state, check the electoral rolls and spot verification would be done on the issue. If illegal migrants are detected during the verification process, he/she will be deported instantly, he added.

He appealed the student organizations to call off the current agitation demanding reservation of seats at eight Assembly constituencies for indigenous people of the state.

Replying to another question raised by MLA D. Korungthang, on whether there is any plan for infrastructure development of Tengnoupal police station, Biren said that the government is making assessment of the infrastructure of the existing station. He informed the House that 177 police personnel excluding Superintendent of Police are performing their duty in the district.

Replying to a question from MLA S. Bira Singh on the number of Sangai in Keibul Lamjao and any measures taken up to save Sangai from extinction, minister for forest and environment Th. Shyamkumar said that total number of Sangai in Keibul Lamjao as per the survey conducted in the year 2016 is 260.

The demarcation of the boundary of Keibul Lamjao National Park is still in process and will be completed soon, he added. He maintained that to protect and save Sangai, methods and measures such as electric or solar fencing would be constructed after consultation with NGOs and officials of the department, from illegal poaching of endangered Sangai.

Shyamkumar, who is in-charge of MAHUD, said that 11 wards of Imphal Municipal Corporation and 5 towns of the state have been declared as open defecation free areas by the Centre.

The 5 towns are Kakching Municipal Council, Moirang Municipal Council, Bishnupur Municipal Council, Nambol Municipal Council and Lilong Imphal West Nagar Panchayat. He stressed that 1130 latrines have been constructed in the State so far. This was stated by the minister replying to the query by MLA Nambol N. Loken Singh on the cleanliness measures under the Swachh Bharat Mission in Imphal and other towns of the state.

The minister further said that the ministry of housing and urban development has increased the central share in providing financial assistance to construct the latrines to Rs. 10,800 which was earlier fixed at Rs. 4,000.

During the question and answer session, Shyamkumar said that the Centre under the Mission Organic Farming North East has released an amount of Rs. 8.37 crore for 2015-16, Rs. 7,36,78,500 for 2016-17 and Rs. 8,94,21,000 for the year 2017-18. A total of 230 clusters have been identified for organic farming in the State.