Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Friday said that the state government is planning to develop Thenzawl, a census town in central Mizoram’s Serchhip district, and its vicinity as a ‘peace city’.
The proposed peace city (Muanna Khawpui) will house about 10 lakh population.
Lalduhoma said that he is optimistic about getting financial help from the Centre for the project as he had earlier discussed the plan with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The chief minister was addressing a conference of the Vantawng group of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) at Buangpui village in Serchhip district.
The Young Mizo Association is the largest civil society organisation in the northeastern state.
Lalduhoma stated that he had also discussed the plan with the 16th Finance Commission. He added that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) had approved Rs 10 crore to develop a master plan for the project.
However, he acknowledged that it would take time for the plan to materialize.
Thenzawl is a census town located about 90 km from Aizawl and it falls under the Serchhip constituency from where Lalduhoma was elected in the 2018 and 2023 assembly polls.
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It is a centre for the traditional Mizo handloom industry and is famous for tourist sites, including Vantawng Fall, (the highest waterfall in the state), deer park and the state’s lone golf course.
The chief minister said that the government would soon develop a ropeway in Vantawng Falls to attract more tourists.
