Aizawl, August 1: Despite several requests, the Central government is yet to provide any funds to Mizoram to provide relief to over 12,600 people who took shelter in the state after being displaced from Manipur.

The ethnic violence has displaced the people and forced them to take shelter in Mizoram.

Mizoram Home Department officials said that the state government has sought Rs 10 crore for people who took shelter in different districts of Mizoram after being displaced from Manipur.

Chief Minister Zoramthanga earlier wrote letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide funds to take care of the 12,600 men, women, and children who are now sheltered in relief camps, church complexes, rented accommodations, and relatives’ houses.

The state administration has urged legislators, government employees, bankers, and others to give donations for the relief of the sheltered people.

Of the 12,610 people from Manipur, 4,440 took shelter in Kolasib district, 4,265 in Aizawl, and 2,951 in Saitual and the remaining eight districts: Champhai, Mamit, Siaha, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Serchhip, Khawzawl, and Hnahthial districts.

The displaced 12,600 Kuki-Chin-Zomi tribals have the ethnic and cultural similarities with the Mizos.

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