Manipur: Army provides assistance in carrying out aerial/drone survey for damage assessment of agriculture land

As part of Confidence Building Measures and step towards resettlement, the Indian Army Columns provided assistance to Imphal East District, Agricultural Cultivation Assessment Team for damage assessment and progress on cultivation in the region.

A defence spokesperson said that the Agriculture Team was required to physically verify paddy fields which could not be cultivated due to the security situation in the State post eruption of Ethnic Clashes in May. An Aerial/ Drone survey was required for damage assessment to be submitted to the Government in order to provide Compensatory Package Scheme for farmers affected by the law and order crisis.

The Army columns provided all necessary assistance including Area Domination and Drone Support for the aerial survey of cultivation of the Villages of Moirangpurel Bowl to include the villages of Itham, Tumokhong, Keithalambi, Monthou, Nungbrang, Bongbal Khullen and Moirangpurel as part of Confidence Building Measure. The district administration appreciated the efforts of the Indian Army and thanked them for the kind support.


The ministry of home affairs (MHA) had approved the release of Rs 38.06 crore as crop compensation package to farmers affected by the ongoing violence. The compensation package would cover 5127.08 hectares of severely affected agricultural areas in eight districts both in the valley and the hills.

Earlier security forces were deployed for farmers venturing in the field during the ploughing and sowing season.

Unprecedented ethnic violence erupted in Manipur on May 3, following a tribal solidarity rally that turned violent in Churachandpur district,leading to retaliatory violence between Chin-Kuki-Zo and the Meitei communities across the state. Manipur police has stated that as many as 175 people were killed, 1,108 others injured while 32 are missing in the ongoing ethnic strife which started on May 3.