Letter to Governor of Nagaland for Border Pass Permission for Famine-ridden Villagers

Your Excellency,

I hope and pray that this mail of mine meets you in good health and in sound spirit. I, on behalf of Council of Naga Affairs and Nagas in Myanmar, would like to also once again express my sincere thanks to you for sparing a time to have a brief discussion on the development of border area during my short visit to Nagaland in the month of April this year. I am confident that your development plan will yield immense fruits in our remote and neglected region in the east.

Once again, Council of Naga Affairs is honored to reach out to you in this time of grief with the hope that you will kindly respond to us as we place our sincere request before you. It is learned as per the ground report that Chuyo area, Khammoi area and Tamkhu area under Lahe Township and Donhi sub- Township are struck with famine. These areas are populated by Konyak, Lainong and Tangshang tribes in the east and over 92 villages inhabit this border area belt.

Due to landslides on the connecting road to Lahe, the famine-ridden villagers are unable to fetch basic commodities from Lahe the administrative town to meet their starvation and basic health needs. The only accessible location where their basic needs such as rice, salt, medicines and basic family requirements can be fetched is Mon Town on the Indian side of Nagaland. But it is sad to learn that those famine-ridden villagers on the way to Mon via Lungwa were stopped by the Assam Rifles personals at the border and asked to produce Aadhaar card which is not possible to obtain such for the Eastern Nagas.

Therefore, I on behalf of Council of Naga Affairs would like to seek your kind help and humanitarian assistance so that those poor villagers may be allowed on humanitarian ground to access to Mon for their basic needs. I am also honored to remember our discussion on 20th of April in which you have assured us that Nagas from the east will be able to cross the border in times of need.

I wish you best in all your endeavors and pray for your long life and good health.

May God bless you!

Faithfully yours,
Athong Makury
President
Council of Naga Affairs
Functional Office, Yangon