Poumai Naga region in Manipur declared as 'drug free zone'

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Category : State Published on: May 11 2022

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Poumai dominated area in Manipur has been declared as a drug free zone.
Poumai tribe, one of the major Naga tribes living in Manipur's hill district, Senapati have recently declared their villages a no-drugs zone in order to help the state government curb the drugs menace including illegal poppy cultivation.
The Chief Minister welcomed the resolution of the Poumai Naga tribe and affirmed that the State government will not tolerate deforestation and poppy plantation in hill districts in Manipur.