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IFP Bureau19 May 2022
IFP Editorial: Chief Minister N Biren Singh needs to have a plan for curbing police corruption if he wants to really succeed in his War on Drugs campaign.
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IFP Editorial: Chief Minister N Biren Singh needs to have a plan for curbing police corruption if he wants to really succeed in his War on Drugs campaign.
People need to become aware of the severe impacts of poppy plantation, as it not only destroys the future of youths but also gives a huge impact in ecological balance, state BJP vice president Ch Chidananda Singh said.
IFP Editorial: The general impression is that the state is targeting the victims and simplistic poppy farmers while protecting the interests of the major players.
Communities should be worried about the trickle-down effect where the opium and its products will not be completely outside their jurisdiction as some will trickle down within their community, resulting in a few of their populace dependent on opiates.
The Manipur CM said the state is getting negative impact due to poppy cultivation in terms of mass destruction of forest and biodiversity, contamination of soil and water and easy access to drugs by the youths.
Chief Minister Biren seeks support from all to fight against drug menace in Manipur, as Poumai Naga Union submitted a resolution against poppy plantation to the government and declared all Poumai areas in the state 'drug-free zone'.
IFP Editorial: The poor villagers who toil in the poppy fields, it is just another day’s work. For them, it does not matter whether it is poppy or any other crop as long as they get the wages howsoever meagre it may be.
The village authority council of Tumuyon Khullen and the village youth club had reportedly destroyed poppy fields, measuring around 10 hectares within their jurisdiction for the sixth time over the past three-four consecutive days.
The total area destroyed is estimated to be around 20 acres which may be approximately valued at Rs 1 crore, police said..
About 10 acres of poppy plants were found to be in full bloom and others are yet to be in flowering stage, SP K Meghachandra said.
IFP Editorial: The shift of poppy cultivation in areas of Manipur could have been a direct fallout of the diminishing trend in the Golden Triangle and Myanmar. Yet, if all of the hills are under poppy cultivation, it would only be a tiny fraction of the global drug production.
The tree plantation drive in Churachandpur was led by the district DC, SP and forest RO on Friday
A combined team of Manipur police destroyed around 40 acres of poppy plants at Tolhang hill range under the jurisdiction of Machi police station on Monday.
Around 30 acres of poppy plantation have been destroyed as per the Cyber and Media Cell, Kangpokpi Police.