Don’t lose hope, this violence will end: Justice (Retd) Gita Mittal to displaced people of Kangpokpi
First Published: 4th October, 2023 18:31 IST
The three-member High Powered Committee appointed by Supreme Court visited strife-torn Kangpokpi district today
The Supreme Court appointed High Powered Committee’s Head, Justice (Retd) Gita Mittal, encouraged Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Kangpokpi not to lose hope but look forward to a better future as the prevailing violence too will definitely end.
The three-member High Powered Committee appointed by India’s top Court visited strife-torn Kangpokpi district today.
The all-women committee members headed by Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, was accompanied by the state Chief Secretary Dr. Vineet Joshi.
The District Administration led by DC Kangpokpi, Mahesh Choudhury, welcomed the Committee members. They had a meeting with the concerned department officials at the Deputy Commissioner’s office at Kangpokpi. Among other things, the meeting mainly discussed health and medical-related issues.
Later, the team visited relief camps at Keithelmanbi Government High School and DIET Centre, Leikop where they interacted with the IDPs and provided some basic amenities and sports materials.
Justice (retd) Gita Mittal said that every Indian across all corners of the country are with the people of Manipur during these trying times. She said that the primary thing which had to be ensured by the Government when “you were forced to leave your home and villages was to secure lives, to ensure essential requirements, such as, shelter, food and nutrition, health and medicare, and a place where you can live with respect and dignity”.
It was also equally important to restore schooling and college education for the children, she added. She also said that relief has been ensured and education for children has been looked after and now “we are looking at providing job opportunities and means of earning income for all of you. Once all these things are secure, the Government is already side by side looking at a very elaborate programme of rehabilitation.”
The Supreme Court’s High Power Committee head also announced that to facilitate medical treatment a chopper service from Kangpokpi to Dimapur has been started so that patients in need of urgent treatment can be shifted and moved.
She said that prefabricated homes are also being set up to give families privacy to live with individuals.
She further said that after your stay in the relief camp and go back to your villages, the state government will build your permanent homes while adding that this is purely the initiative of the central government and it will completely support, financially to build your permanent homes.
The visiting team along with the state chief secretary, DC Kangpokpi, SP Kangpokpi also inspected the prefabricated houses constructed at Keithelmambi Military Colony in Champhai Sub Division of Kangpokpi District before visiting a relief camp at DIET Centre Leikop.
Also Read: CoTU’s total shutdown in Manipur’s Kangpokpi begins
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Meghalaya Minister Rakkam A. Sangma Doubts Congress’ Political Revival in State
22nd November 2024Live Manipur: Bodies of 6 Killed in Jiribam Handed Over to Their Families
22nd November 2024Live 5 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Meghalaya
22nd November 2024Live Assam: Man Who Beats a Lactating Female Dog to Death In Front of Her Puppies Arrested
22nd November 2024WE RECOMMEND
Manipur: Bodies of 6 Killed in Jiribam Handed Over to Their Families
The bodies which were kept at the Silchar Medical College for autopsy, were taken to Jiribam for the last rites.
22nd November 2024Legal Action Will be Taken Against Those Involved in Arson and Looting MLAs, Ministers’ Homes: Manipur CM N Biren Singh
Manipur Police informed that 7 more persons have been arrested for their involvement in attacking the residences of ministers and MLAs.
22nd November 2024Manipur: Amid Rising Violence, Centre Sanctions Rs 104.66 Cr to Boost Healthcare in Hill Districts
The hill districts will get access to advanced medical services, including CT scans, MRIs, ICU care, and super-specialty treatments for the first time.
21st November 2024SC grants 8 weeks to Manipur govt to respond to plea challenging ILP in state
The plea has challenged the permit system contending that it provides unbridled power to the state to restrict entry and exit of non-indigenous persons
21st November 2024If You Are Waiting for New Delhi to Fix Your Problem, You Are Living in Fool’s Paradise: Pradyut Debbarma on Manipur Situation
"Sitting in Manipur, if you expect people from New Delhi, Bombay or Bengaluru to come and save you, you are living in a fool's paradise," said Pradyot Debbarma.
20th November 2024