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| Headlines Vol. 2 Issue 53 - 54 | July 7 - July 21, 2000 |
The problem of migration of Reang refugees from Mizoram to Tripura still persists without any solution. At present over 40,000 Reangs are housed in refugee camps in Tripura. Central assistance amounting to Rs 17.25 crore was sanctioned to Tripura Government towards reimbursement of expenditure incurred by that State for maintenance of Reang refugees from Mizoram. Meanwhile, the Centre has advised the Mizoram Government to take appropriate steps for creating an atmosphere conducive for the return of Reangs from Tripura. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team had visited Reang refugees camps in Tripura in October, 1999, has observed that the Reangs living in refugee camps in Kanchanpur subdivision of Tripura are lawful inhabitants of Mizoram and therefore, the Government of Mizoram is obliged to take them back in accordance with the agreement reached with the Union Home Ministry in November, 1997. |
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