Manipur witnessed widespread ethnic violence between the state s Meitei and tribal communities. At least 60 people died in the violence that took days to be contained after several thousands military and central paramilitary personnel were deployed across the state.
In the aftermath of recent arson and gory violence that rocked Manipur, all ten MLAs belonging to the Kuki community have accused the Biren Singh government of failing miserably to protect the community and therefore, have resolved to pursue for grant of a “separate administration under the Constitution of India” and live peacefully as neighbours with Manipur.
The pumped hydro storage project in Hengbung, the first project in India to integrate hydro with solar, has been consistently providing lighting to 350 people.