Churachandpur: The Neglected Hill District of Manipur

Churachandpur: The neglected hill district of Manipur

Written by  Zogam OnlinersPublished inGeneralThursday, 12 November 2015 00:45

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Manipur is a land-locked State having total geographical area of 22,327 sq. km, which is 0.7 percent of the total land surface of India. The State has two distinct topographical zones namely hills and valleys. Of the total geographical area, ninety per cent (20,089 sq. km) is covered by the hills and is divided into 05 districts (Chandel, Churachandpur, Tamenglong, Ukhrul, Senapati). The central valley portion consisting of 2238 sq. km and accounting for only one-tenth of the geographical area is divided into 04 districts (Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Bishnupur).

The hill districts get neglected since the formation of the state. The hill tribals are not blind to the ill treatment met out to them. They complained of neglect and discrimination in terms of developmental fund allocation, state employment and in every area where state patronage extends. Recently, a student union leader highlighted that the tribal community in the state has been neglected since the Independence.

As regard to the hill district Churachandpur, which is called Lamka by the local populace, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Churachandpur in the year 2006 along with other hill districts Chandel and Tamenglong as one of the country's 250 most impoverished districts (out of a total of 640) currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

To further prove this point of neglect, some of the indicative educational institutions, government offices, hospitals and government institutions and various other government’s infrastructure are concentrated in the valley districts only instead of setting up some of them in the hill districts. They are listed below:

Sl No Name of the Institute Location 
1 Ayush, Ayurveda, Unani, Sida, Homoeo and Yoga. Lamphelpat , Imphal 
2 B.Ed College MU Campus  Canchipur, Imphal 
3 BSEM Office Sanakhwa Yaima Kollup, Imphal, 
4 College of Nursing Lamphelpat, Imphal West. 
5 Dhanamanjuri College of Teacher Education D.M. College Campus, Imphal 
6 Imphal Art College Nongmeibung, Imphal 
5 Central Agricultural University Iroisemba, Imphal 
6 Central Institute of Plastic Engineering Technology Takyel Rd, Imphal 
7 Government Nursing College Lamphelpat, Imphal 
8 Hindi Teacher Training College DM college campus, Imphal 
9 IGNOU Regional Centre North A.O.C, Imphal. 
10 Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur Mantripukhri, Imphal 
11 Industrial Training Institute Takyelpat, Imphal 
12 Institute of BioResources and Sustainable Development Takyel, Imphal 
13 Institute of Cooperative Management Lamphelpat, Imphal 
14 IT park Chingmeirong, Imphal 
15 Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Porompat, Imphal East 
16 Jawaharlal Nehru Manipuri Dance Academy DM College Campus, Imphal 
17 LMS Law College Kabo Leika, Imphal 
18 M.Ed College DM college campus, Imphal 
19 Manipur Institute of Technology Takyalpat, Imphal 
20 Manipur State Kala Academy Khuman Lampak, Imphal 
21 Manipur University Canchipur, Imphal 
22 National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology Khongman, Imphal 
23 National Institutes of Technology Takyelpat,  Imphal 
24 National Institutes of Technology Thangmeiband, Imphal 
25 National Small Industries Corporation Ltd Uripok Achom Leikai, Imphal 
26 National Sports University Yaithibi Khunou, Thoubal 
27 R K Sanatombi Devi Vidyalaya Ragailong, North AOC, Imphal West 
28 Regional Institute of Medical Sciences Lamphelpat, Imphal 
29 Sainik School Pangei, Imphal East 
30 Software Technology Parks of India Mantripukhri, Imphal 
31 State Academy of Training Takyalpat, Imphal 
32 The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Regional Campus Makhan, Senapati District 
33 Capital Information Technology Park Mantripukhri, Imphal 
34 COHSEM Office Sanakhwa Yaima Kollup, Imphal. 
35 Directorate of Education Lamphelpat, Imphal 
36 Family Court Lamphelpat, Imphal  
37 Manipur Public Service Commission Ragailong, Imphal 
38 Manipur State Museum Kangla, Imphal 
39 Manipur Tribal Development Office Imphal West 
40 Mini Secretariat Khongnang Makhong, Imphal 
41 Tribal Development Department Sanakhwa Yaima Kollup, Imphal 
42 Tribal Research Institute DM College Campus, Imphal 
43 Head Offices of All Departments Imphal 
44 IOC Depot Chingmeirong and Malom, Imphal West 
45 Khuman Lampak Sports Complex Khuman Lampak, Imphal 
46 Manipur Assembly Chingmeirong, Imphal 
47 Manipur Pollution Control Board Lamphelpat, Imphal West 
48 Manipur Zoological Garden Lamphelpat, Imphal 
49 MEGA Food Park Nilakuthi,  Imphal 
50 National Game Village Langol, Imphal 
51 Polo Ground Paona Bazar, Imphal   
52 Raj Bhavan Kangla, Imphal 
53 SAI Complex Takyel, Imphal 
54 Science Centre Takyel, Imphal 
55 Secretariat Babupara, Imphal 
56 Session Court Uripok Courts Complex, Imphal 
57 Sport Authority of India Takyel, Imphal  
58 Sports Complex (National Games) Khuman Lampak, Imphal 
59 Tulihal Airport Imphal 

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