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Manipur CM Visits Kangchup Chingkhong, Pledges Security‑Backed Returns and Aid

The visit signals a push to pair cash relief with security‑backed local works to support safe returns.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, who met displaced families in Kangchup Chingkhong on Thursday, promised that people will return to their homes with security in place.
  • Earlier the same day at Imphal College, he transferred Rs 10,000 each to 754 displaced college students under the Chief Minister’s College Students Rehabilitation Scheme.
  • He announced Rs 1.2 crore to strengthen an inter‑village road and Rs 1.94 crore for a local water supply scheme in the affected area.
  • He said a pucca house would be built to house security personnel, and he pledged that the state will pay the medical bills of civilians injured in recent attacks in Ukhrul and Noney.
  • He urged dialogue to rebuild trust between communities and cited Jiribam as an example, while also saying the government will review higher aid for home reconstruction and consider jobs for trained students.