Imphal, June 28: To help the people who have displaced from their homes and villages due to ethnic violence since May 3, the Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday launched the ‘Onetime Financial Assistance (OFA) of Rs 1,000 per head.
N. Biren Singh on Tuesday visited relief camps at Youth Hostel, Khuman Lampak in Imphal East district and at Lamphel in Imphal West District and started distribution of the financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per head to those persons taking shelter in the camps.
Speaking to media persons, after visiting the relief camps, Singh said said that the troubles had made many people flee their respective homes.
During his brief speech before the inmates of the relief camp at Youth Hostel, Khuman Lampak, he maintained that the Government had been taking all possible steps to provide shelters and temporary housing facilities to the displaced people.
The Chief Minister appreciated civil society organisations (CSOs), women and government officials of the state for remaining alert and preventing occurrence of many untoward incidents, thereby saving lives of people.
“The Government had been putting in every effort to restore peace and normalcy in the state by using its various machineries. The security forces had been deployed for guarding places at periphery areas and the people,” Singh said.
He urged the public to not believe in rumours and also to stay calm.
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