Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has said that the state on its eastern side has been facing an illegal infiltration threat from Myanmar.
Singh said that an alert is also being maintained to block the illegal entry of people from Bangladesh.
He urged the state’s indigenous population to be vigilant against illegal immigration from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Manipur shares a border with Myanmar but not with Bangladesh. It adjoins Nagaland, Mizoram, and Assam.
The chief minister said that Manipur has an interstate border (204 km) with Assam. He said that Assam, along with Tripura, has also been facing infiltration problems from Bangladesh.
Singh said the opening of the under-construction Mahur-Tamenglong road, which will connect Manipur directly with Assam, might pose a challenge.
“On the front side, we are facing illegal migration of people from Myanmar. In the western and southern parts, we are facing the problem of Bangladeshi immigrants. I appeal to all indigenous people to be careful,” he said.
“If Assam could not detect the illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh, these migrants might enter into Manipur,” he added.
Assam and Tripura share a 263 km and 856 km border with Bangladesh, respectively. However, most parts of the international frontiers of the two states have been fenced off, but some patches still remain unfenced.”
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Manipur is protected by the inner line permit (ILP), which is an official travel document issued by the state government to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into the state for a limited period.
