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IMPHAL — Anusuiya Uikey, Governor of Manipur, stated on Tuesday that her office has already written to all governors of other states to look into the issues faced by Manipur students stationed or shifted to their respective states who have lost their original documents due to the ethnic conflict in Manipur.
The governor was briefed on the state government's efforts to reconstruct lost or destroyed documents and cards of various categories during her meeting with state Chief Secretary Dr. Vineet Joshi at Raj Bhavan in Imphal.
These included bank passbooks, CMHT-a health cards, Ayushman bharat cards, ration cards, old-age pension cards, Aadhaar cards, and other identification documents of people who have been displaced from their native villages and are now taking shelter in relief camps.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]Joshi also stated that all schools have reopened, with the exception of a few that are being used as relief camps, and that student attendance has increased by 10%. He added that an alternative mode of learning will be implemented soon for those schools in the hill districts that cannot be reopened at the moment.
He stated that higher education for medical students from hill districts, who were previously studying at JNIMS, RIMS, and Shija, has been severely impacted, and that talks are underway with Health Ministry officials to resume regular classes for the students.
The chief secretary also informed about the progress of pre-fabricated houses being built in Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts, as well as the introduction of helicopter services from Churachandpur to Aizwal and Kangpokpi to Dimapur.
The governor directed that the pre-fabricated houses be completed as soon as possible in order to alleviate some of the problems encountered by IDPs in relief camps. She also proposed establishing a helpline number where citizens could express their personal opinions, views, and suggestions to the government.
Joshi revealed that experts have been consulted in order to provide nutritious food to children and lactating mothers in relief camps and noted that the Government of India has requisitioned nine specialised doctors and sent them to Kangpokpi, Churachandpur, and Moreh to ensure medical facilities for all those affected.
According to the chief secretary, the Manipur government is also planning a second series of financial assistance of INR 1,000 for all affected persons staying in relief camps, and the distribution process will begin soon.
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