I sense something utterly fishy about the way the Mizoram government is going ahead with its plan to extend the existing area of the Dampa Tiger Reserve (in short DTR), the largest and the most celebrated wildlife sanctuary in Mizoram. The DTR having an area of 500 sq km is situated in Mamit district bordering Bangladesh and symbolizes Mizoram’s environmental and wildlife protection commitments. Notified as Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary in 1985 it was declared a tiger reserve in 1994. Hundreds of people, mainly Chakma and Bru minorities had been evicted from their habitats with little rehabilitation benefits when the DTR was notified.
There are 10 villages around the DTR with a population of roughly 10,000 tribals mostly Mizo, Chakma, and Reang (Bru) tribes.(1) The latest ambition (though officially not declared) of the Forest Department is to extend the area of the DTR by including a few surrounding Chakma villages namely Andermanik, Rajiv Nagar, Silsury and Hnahva villages. Of these, Hnahva and Andermanik villages are settlements established by Chakmas who had been evicted from the DTR area.
Yet, interestingly the Mizoram Forest Department has of late renewed its claim over the Andermanik village, which is a duly recognized Village Council, as “core area” of the DTR. As stated earlier, the villagers of Andermanik had been “resettled” here after they were evicted from the notified DTR area. So, how can Andermanik village area be inside the DTR? I have heard that the state government has even issued a “Notification” with regard to the acquisition of the Andermanik village council area to be brought under the DTR. But I am yet to lay my hand on this socalled “Notification”.
No, the Chakma villagers are not complaining. Why should they be complaining when the state government has allegedly verbally promised them Rs 10 lakhs per family if they shifted to other site? In August 2009, Mizoram’s Deputy Speaker and local MLA John Rotluangliana along with other political leaders visited Andermanik village and impressed upon the villagers to find new lifebeyond Andermanik. Poor and illiterate people seldom complain when their leaders tell them whatought to be good for them.
https://paritosh-chakma.blogspot.com/ ah chhiarzawm theih.
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July 24th, 2010 at 12:31 am
chhiarzawm tur tho te hi chu para khat dah hi a tawk mai alom. front page atang ringawt phei chuan Enuce ziah emaw kan ti mai dawn alom. a ziaktu pawh hian permanlink hawng lovin front page ringawt en se chuan a phu zawk ang.
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July 24th, 2010 at 12:38 am
Pu ben ngaidam rawh..a thil tih hi a hrelo a nih hi lolz
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July 24th, 2010 at 12:53 am
mizotawng in rawn dah se, ka hre thiam mahna!! Mizoram a awm ve reng si, hnam dang tawng a rawn vui em em mai, ka hre thiam lo e!!
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July 24th, 2010 at 1:09 am
Awmzia ka hre tlem hle
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July 24th, 2010 at 1:22 am
drake, keipawh ka ti, mizoram chhung thil hi chu Mizo tawng ngeia tih chhuah atan a itawm tlat, keini lehkha zir sang ve lo tan hriat tur a tlem tlat.
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July 24th, 2010 at 1:28 am
Sap tawng a hmang rau rau anih chuan, ANDERMANIK ti lovin, UNDERMANIK ti law law se a mingo tawng deuhin ka hria.
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July 24th, 2010 at 1:30 am
A post tu hian fiamthu a thawh aniang a….he2
10 lakh per family+1lakh per family < 1 business/medical Assam type college building. :lol:
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July 24th, 2010 at 2:34 am
I see a hidden agenda. Is it to grab the lands (and forests) of the Chakmas in the name of nature conservation? I guess I will never get the answer to it.
Ka helh tlat.
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July 24th, 2010 at 2:38 am
sazu ek hi a lian ngai em le?
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July 24th, 2010 at 2:54 am
Comment ve ngial ka duh siah. Ka tran lam te hi fak phu lo zawk an ni in a lang bawk siah, comment pawh ka comment tui lo e a.
Mahni chan ah han dah ta ila rilru chu ana ve duh viau mai. Mahse Mizo hi an ni Chakma ho nen hian in an na hlawl kan nei lo lutuk hi ani kan hmuh hnawk loh theih loh na nachhan. An ni lah in ‘rilru hran’ hi an lo nei ve kerh2 reng bawk si. Sawrkar khian cheng nuai5 diat2 lek tal lo tiam se ni mai tur hi niah. te ka ti mai2, mut chhuah tawh lam comment ania, rawn pawt ve mai2 anih hi. Pu Paritosh, gudnyte
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July 24th, 2010 at 3:08 am
An fin kan chelhlo.
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July 24th, 2010 at 7:27 am
A zat lohna thleng thlenga indek hrepna tur thil em ni ta?
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July 24th, 2010 at 8:08 am
Chakma ho hi an a lo teh ania! Mizoram hi Mizo ta ani! Kan ram hi min chhuh sak tam mah mah tawh zawk!
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July 24th, 2010 at 8:33 am
MNF thiam loh vek a lawm.. Buai lai khan tih fel vek mai tur a nia, a nih loh leh Indian kut a an in pek a.. In hriat thiam na lehkha an ziah laite khan..
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July 24th, 2010 at 8:38 am
RTPA, rumor ah chuan tu emaw lal chak lutuk tawh khan state border tih fel tur pawh a ti fello tih te pawh a awm kha mawle. Tak2 nge chu ka hre hauh lo nangin, sawi chu ka hria.
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July 24th, 2010 at 8:47 am
A hunlai a thil ngaihtuah chian loh hi chuan nghawk a nei pawi thin. Siamthat leh a har talh tawh thin…chantawka lungawite hi a har ropui mai si a.
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July 24th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Hmai hlaia chuan ram a va duh zau awm ve.
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July 24th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Mizoram chhunga hnamdang tawng a khaw hming zawng2 hi mizo khaw hming a thlak ka rawt e. Amdermanik, Rajiv Nagar….vairam lutuk.
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July 24th, 2010 at 9:43 am
ka chhiar zo ta lo mai. comment atang hian a chiang zok ltk tlats
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July 24th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
his agenda is clear, he chose english for more support, not only from mizoram. Its high time that we, as a mizo, starts responding in english and not just take this agenda that portray ourselves as heartless and cold people who grab land from the poor and innocent. Let it be known specifically that this is these same helpless people are mostly illegal immigrants, accepted into our fold as part of our land due to the short-sightedness and greed of our previous leaders and now we will be paying more and more for their mistake. Assam stands as a living example to all these illegal immigrations and problems caused by them.
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July 24th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
@helen pari …spot on
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July 24th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
I wonder how many villages had been illegally established by illegal immigrants!!
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July 24th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Its chicken and egg story. Its no denying fact that there were not many Chakma population during District Council days.Due to influx from neighboring areas legal residents are outnumbered by the illegal immigrants. What will be the cut-off dates for legalizing illegal immigrants or shall we say no cut-off dates ?
The root cause of this quantum increase may be one thing but the need of the hour is to protect the rights of legal residents be it Chakmas, Brus or else.
Regarding Dampa Sanctuary unless strong steps are taken the area will be reduced to zero acres. If govt. can increase the area or reclaim the encroached areas this should be welcome by all bonafide citizens.
The legal residents of Mizoram should be united as one to safeguards our land and people. Long live Mizoram home of the Mizos
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July 24th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
@ 23 Pu mz vision….Amen , dik khawp mai
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July 24th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Relocation of villages… a vai tawng chuan Visthappan an ti.
He thil kher kher hi chu a post tupa hian a thlir chian a ngai khawp mai. India ram tiger reserve reng reng ah khaw awm lohna a awm lo. Heng khua te hi relocate (sawn chhuah) mek an ni. Sawn chhuah zel tur pawh an ni. NTCA (national tiger conservation authority, ministry of environment and forest, Government of India) in a thuchhuah a ni. Mizoram sorkar in an tih a ni lo. Tin, nuai sawm tiam tih pawh hi Mizoram sorkar in a tiam a ni lo. Village relocate reng reng te hian chhungkaw khatah nuai sawm an dawng thin. Tin, hmun thenkhat ah phei chuan mi puitling chin (kum 18) chhungkaw member zawngin an dawng thei. Chhungkaw khat nuai sawmnga lai dawng te poh an awm. Hetah Kanha tiger reserve, Madhya Pradesh ah ngei poh hian Jami village an sawn chhuak mek e.
Tin, thil pakhat leh chu India rama thil kal dan reng reng hi a felhlel hi chu a awm zel, thil hi a kal muang viau thin. Department lam ten harsatna tam tak an tawh phah thin. Kei ngei pawh tum khat chu Jami village ka kal tlang tumin Forest department mi lehsa tura ngaiin an poisa hmuh har chungchanga an thinrim thu min ankhum hlak tawh.
Thil dang leh kan zep tel leh ang e. Hetiang village an relocate a compensation hmu te hi mi rethei te te an ni hlawm.. vawi leh khata nuai tel hmuh thut chuan an hmang thiam lo thin. Chuvangin sorkar in ruahman puiin installment te leh thil hran hran hmangin a hman pui thin.
He mi chungchang a Mizoram lo dem vak ngawt hi a tul ber lo. A reng reng thuah India ram state animal kan la nei ve thei hi inchhuang tur kan ni… kan humhalh tlatin hemi chungchang hi kan support em em tur zawkah ka ngai.
Mi tam tak insawn chhuah duh lohna chhan ber zawk chu mahni awmna hmun eng eng emaw avanga chhuahsan duh lohvang a ni ber zawk. He relocation hi a hlawhtling vek phei chu ka ti lo. Mahse thil tih awm leh tih tur a ngaih chu a ni si.
MI state ten tiger reserve atanga hlawkna an hmuh te ngaihtuah chuan kan Dampa tiger reserve hi chu humhalh tlat tur. Chakma an ni emaw nilo emaw tih vang a ni lo ve.
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July 24th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
akhaih state animal ni lovin national animal zawk ni e. Ecosystem a a poimawhna chu sawi tawh lo mai ang, thui tawk tawh
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July 24th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
Veepee and mzvision, tha lutuk! ka hriat belh leh ta sawt e. Hei hi alawm mi(sual).com hlutna chu.Keini mi inchhiar zau vak lote paw’n chhiar zaute zarah knowledge tlang kan lo ti-arh ve thei a, a lawmawm e.
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July 24th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
@muantea maipawl ka pu ta sawt hetiang ang bengvar thlak tak misual pui te atranga han hriat hian a lawmawm thrin.
@Veepee ka lawme han thawh fo teh
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July 24th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
@mzvision, nangmah awhthik nan a kawlhawk post ‘chhum zing karah Part II’ a thlalak ka dah saw i hmu em? ZFC kan tinung leh dawn em niang? :smile:
Mizote hi kan chenpui minority ho lakah hi chuan kan tha ngawt mai!
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July 25th, 2010 at 1:04 am
Congress Party = illegal immigrants = vote bank politics!
Ninawm ta hle mai!!!
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July 25th, 2010 at 1:25 am
(verbally promised) ha ha ha..kan politiciante hi lo
Vu Vu Zela zel phawt mai teh se.
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September 27th, 2010 at 8:01 am
@ helen pari, i’m shocked to read a comment posted by a modern generation mizo like you. Being a young lawyer,you must give a second thought on what u post. What proof do u have when u say that the Chakmas in Mizoram are illegal immigrants? Your comments lack facts.
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