Shillong, June 4 -- Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Thursday urged the Centre to accelerate border fencing work along the India-Myanmar border, citing security and humanitarian concerns arising from the civil unrest in Myanmar.
Addressing the 73rd plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC), chaired by union Home Minister Amit, in Meghalaya, Singh said the ongoing civil conflict in Myanmar has caused a large influx of persons into Manipur's border districts, placing enormous pressure on local resources, altering the demographic balance, and creating serious administrative and law enforcement challenges.
He said the porous border has been exploited by drug traffickers, arms smugglers supplying weapons to non-state a...