Summary:
Government of Mizoram should setup some awareness campaigns in the makeshift camps, so that people will understand the conditions and benefits of repatriating to Mizoram,” the report stated. BruGUWAHATI: Displaced from their homes in Mizoram , nearly 7,000 children among 32,875people, have been living in temporary camps in Tripura for 21 years now, without access to basic necessities of life. Some of the households had solar panels, either self-purchased or provided by the government, owing to the absence of electricity connections. Individuals have to travel long distances to gather water for their families from the stream which is muddy.”According to the findings, most of the people resort to temporary toilets with the bamboo enclosure or open defecation. There is also no system for waste-disposal and as a result, daily waste is scattered across the camps, which might lead to various diseases among the residents of the camps.Very few children and their parents in the camps possess any vocational skill and majority of both, father and mother, are unskilled, working as daily wage labourers or relying on the forests for their livelihood, the report stated.The commission’s report that was released recently has also flagged security as a major concern for these people after they return to their homes in Mizoram..