Mass destruction of opium poppy cultivation in Manipur Vs rehabilitation of Jhumias – The Sangai Express

Mass destruction of opium poppy cultivation in Manipur Vs rehabilitation of JhumiasThe Sangai ExpressThough no survey to ascertain the exact population involved in shifting cultivation cultivation has been carried out, it is estimated that about 70,000…

Mass destruction of opium poppy cultivation in Manipur Vs rehabilitation of Jhumias
The Sangai Express
Though no survey to ascertain the exact population involved in shifting cultivation cultivation has been carried out, it is estimated that about 70,000 families are traditional Jhumias constituting about 80% of the tribal population in Manipur who earn

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