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Mizoram wants border with Burma to be fenced
Aizawl, July 23, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
India?s North Eastern State Mizoram wants its border with Burma to be
fenced to check infiltration of immigrants from Burma into the State.
Mr. Zoramthanga, Chief Minister of Mizoram said today that he has
already submitted a proposal to the Central Government for the border
fencing to contain the influx of immigrants from Burma, particularly
from Chin State of Burma.
Mizoram which has 404 km of international border with Burma is facing
problems of having received a large number of immigrants from the
military-rule Burma. Some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have
estimated that the numbers of Burma citizens in Mizoram are around fifty
thousands, mostly Chins. There are also hundreds of Burmese weavers who
are surviving in the handloom industries of the state. These immigrants
are residing in the state illegally without any official documents. The
Mizoram government claims that more than 75% of crimes and drug-related
activities in the state are being committed by the people from Burma,
mostly Chins.
In a measure to check the illegal immigrants in the State, Mizoram
authorities are going to issue identity cards to the permanent residents
in the state within this year, added Mr. Zoramthanga. By issuing
identity cards to those who are permanently settled in the state,
Mizoram government hopes to identify the ?outsiders?.
The Chief Minister has also proposed to start issuing travel documents
for the people of both countries who want to visit each other through
borderland routes.
?In order to regulate the people?s movements along the border, we need
the cooperation of the Burmese government and the government of India as
well.?
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<p><i><font color="#CC0000"><font size=+1>Aizawl, July 23, 2001</font></font></i>
<br><i><font color="#CC0000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font></font></i>
<p><font size=+1>India?s North Eastern State Mizoram wants its border with
Burma to be fenced to check infiltration of immigrants from Burma into
the State. Mr. Zoramthanga, Chief Minister of Mizoram said today that he
has already submitted a proposal to the Central Government for the border
fencing to contain the influx of immigrants from Burma, particularly from
Chin State of Burma.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Mizoram which has 404 km of international border with
Burma is facing problems of having received a large number of immigrants
from the military-rule Burma. Some non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
have estimated that the numbers of Burma citizens in Mizoram are around
fifty thousands, mostly Chins. There are also hundreds of Burmese weavers
who are surviving in the handloom industries of the state. These immigrants
are residing in the state illegally without any official documents. The
Mizoram government claims that more than 75% of crimes and drug-related
activities in the state are being committed by the people from Burma, mostly
Chins.</font>
<p><font size=+1>In a measure to check the illegal immigrants in the State,
Mizoram authorities are going to issue identity cards to the permanent
residents in the state within this year, added Mr. Zoramthanga. By issuing
identity cards to those who are permanently settled in the state, Mizoram
government hopes to identify the ?outsiders?.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The Chief Minister has also proposed to start issuing
travel documents for the people of both countries who want to visit each
other through borderland routes.</font>
<p><font size=+1>?In order to regulate the people?s movements along the
border, we need the cooperation of the Burmese government and the government
of India as well.?</font>
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