Manipur s School on Wheels educates students in relief camps after ethnic conflict. Schools shut due to hailstorm. Governor Uikey s initiative provides library, computers, sports items for displaced students. Casualties, injuries, displacements reported. Communities clash. Orange alert issued.
Manipur governor Anusuiya Uikey inaugurated a ‘School on Wheels’ for children displaced by the year-long ethnic strife in the state. The initiative, equipped with a library, computers, and sports items, aims to provide education to displaced children in relief camps across Manipur.
Ethnic strife in Manipur intensifies as a migration crisis unfolds, triggered by clashes between Myanmars Military Junta and rebel groups. Over 200 Myanmar nationals, including women and children, flee to Manipur s Moreh town for safety. The influx highlights escalating violence in Myanmar, straining resources and deepening tensions in the region. The Indian government scraps the Free Movement Regime along the border to ensure internal security and maintain the demographic structure of Northeastern states bordering Myanmar.
Despite ongoing ethnic strife in Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh emphasized the need for development initiatives to continue. He praised the resilience of the youth and women and stressed the importance of hard work. Speaking at the launch of a football ground construction, he urged citizens to maintain communal harmony. Projects worth Rs 55,600 crore, including the football ground, were initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the northeast states. Biren expressed gratitude to Union Home Minister Amit Shah for addressing the state s crisis.
Manipur has been experiencing ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities, resulting in numerous deaths and displacements. | Latest News India