We need boundary wall to check tres
passing into our land by unwanted
elements and also to control illegal trade carried out at the border areas. But the manner with which the boundary fencing is done on the Manipur side bordering Mynamar is unacceptable for the fencing was erected after giving a huge portion of land to the neighbouring country. There is no specific rule that the fencing wall should be erected atop the hills only. It can be erected at the deep gorge if required. The wall is erected in the middle of the alley bifurcating a locality. The highlanders or villagers pleaded with folded hands to change the course of the wall for once the wall is erected they will be left on the Myanmar side. But they are Manipuris. They were born and brought up as Manipuris. It is heart warming to know that the Chief Minister O. Ibobi has assured to intervene into the matter. The walls that had been erected without doing proper survey of the land records and physical occupation of the land should be dismantled. The contractors and the agents assigned the task of erection of walls should lose money for they had hurt the sentiment of the masses with their carelessly done work. Manipur Government particularly Congress led Government had been ceaselessly scoffed at for showing non-challant attitude to the gradual losing of land at the border area. Congress Government is blamed for integration of Kabow valley to Myanmar side. Then there is Dzuko valley, which is encroached upon by Nagaland Government. Similar complaints are there from all the border areas of the state. But there is no fencing at such areas so the matter remains subsided. Once the fencing with barbed wire has been erected the land even if it is ours cannot be reclaimed. The lands will be lost forever. Hence the call for showing extreme care in taking up the construction of wall at the border areas. Now the construction of fencing at border area in Chandel has been brought to the knowledge of all by a ceaseless campaign made a section of the society the mind of the thinking men had been alerted. Political parties too have shown readiness to fight to get the lost portion of the land. The wall will crumble much the delight of the people of the state.
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