AIZAWL, Dec 28:
Repatriation process of
around 1,500 people who
had taken shelter in
southern Mizoram’s
Lawngtlai district to
Myanmar has commenced
from Wednesday, an official
statement of Assam
Rifles said.
The statement said that
“Assam Rifles has contacted
all the stakeholders in
repatriation including
Myanmar Army, local
Indian villagers, refugees
as well as district administration
so as to commence
repatriation of refugees at
the earliest”.
The Myanmarese
nationals, mainly Zakhai
and Khumi, began to cross
the Mizoram-Myanmar border on November 25
and took shelter in four
villages – Zochachhuah,
Hmawngbuchhuah, Laitlang
and Dumzautlang – and the number of refugees
crossed 1,600 at one time.
The refugees were
mainly from the border
villages of Varang, Paletwa,
Pakangwa and Mulaw in
Myanmar’s Chin State and
came to Mizoram after the
Myanmar Army launched
offensive against the
Arakan rebels.
Assam Rifles troops
were keeping a close watch
on the border areas to
contain any ingress of
Myanmarese insurgents in
hope of a safe haven inside
the Indian soil, the statement
said.
Lawngtlai district administration,
local populace and
Assam Rifles personnel had
been engaging in giving
humanitarian assistance to
the displaced people
including food, water, other
essential goods, solar
lamps, basic amenities and
healthcare. – PTI
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