Mizoram govt to resume repatriation of Brus in June

Mizoram government today said it will resume repatriation of Brus lodged in the six relief camps in Tripura from the first week of June.
The state's Additional Secretary for Home Lalbiakzama said the decision was made at the meeting of the State Core Committee on Bru Repatriation chaired by Chief Secretary Lalmalsawma this evening.
"Following Supreme Court's directives and the decision made in the meeting of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mizoram and Tripura governments on January 30, we proposed to repatriate all the remaining Bru families from the relief camps in North Tripura district," Lalbiakzama told PTI.
Today's meeting was also attended by deputy commissioners and SPs of Mamit, Kolasib and Lunglei districts.

The Ministry of Home Affairs recently released Rs 4.7 crore for the repatriation expenses, Lalbiakzama said, adding that the amount would not be sufficient for repatriation of all the remaining Bru families.
The detailed action plan and movement plan would be submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs so that it would ensure continued flow of funds for the repatriation process.

Home Minister R Lalzirliana informed the Assembly on March 25 that the January 30 meeting decided that those who refuse to return to Mizoram should be regarded as permanent residents of Tripura after six months.
According to the census conducted by the Bru Coordination Committee on August 30, 2010, there were 29,625 people in the six relief camps, Lalzirliana said.

Bru people had fled from Mizoram after ethnic clashes there since 1997 and sheltered in North Tripura district.