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Government sanctions ₹31,000 crore to fence Myanmar border

The Hindu · · 284 words · By The Hindu Bureau
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“The Union government has approved ₹31,000 crore to fence the Myanmar border, a senior Home Ministry official said on Wednesday.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by ar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်‌သမ္မတ, MLCTS: nuing ngam tau samma.ta.) is the head of state and constitutional head of government of Myanmar, which has a f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် [pjìdàʊɰ̃zṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀], lit. 'Union Assembly') is the national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar established by the 2008 National Constitution.…
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“The 1,643-km Myanmar border runs along the States of Arunachal Pradesh (520 km), Nagaland (215 km), Manipur (398 km) and Mizoram (510 km).”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is a Naga socialist separatist group operating mainly in northeastern part of India, with minor activities in northwest Myanmar. The main aim of the o…
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“On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said fencing work had been completed on 30 km of the border, which, he termed the root cause of the ethnic violence in Manipur.”
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“The Cabinet Committee on Security had, in principle, approved the construction of border fencing and roads along the 1,643-km international border between India and Myanmar at an approximate cost of ₹31,000 crore, the official said.”
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“About 10 km of fencing has already been completed near Moreh and work is under way to fence another 21 km of the border in other areas of Manipur.”
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“The Union Home Ministry earlier this year scrapped the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the Myanmar border which allows people residing close to the border to venture 16 km into each other’s territory without any documents.”
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“Two battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) along with 200 companies of other central armed police forces (CAPF), around 22,000 personnel had been deployed in Manipur. Other than this, the Manipur police and the Army were deployed in the State.”
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“At least 237 people have been killed in the ethnic violence between the tribal Kuki-Zo and the Meitei people since May 3, 2023. More than 60,000 people have been displaced from their homes.”
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