- IMPHAL — The
Director General of Police (DGP), Manipur, Rajiv Singh, made a two-day visit to
Ukhrul district to oversee the general law and order situation and also assess
and review security preparedness for the upcoming 5th state-level Shirui Lily
Festival 2025 scheduled to take place from May 20 to the 24th at the hill
station.
- Sharing a couple of photographs of the visit on X, Manipur
Police wrote, “During the visit, the DGP visited the office of the
Superintendent of Police, Ukhrul Police Station, Litan Police Station, 6th
Manipur Rifles battalion headquarters. He chaired a security meeting with
police officers of the district.”
- The state police chief also discussed security related
issues with the officers of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) and Assam Rifles.
The DGP also visited all key venues where events and cultural programmes are
set to be held and interacted with ground-level officers and issued detailed
briefings and directives to ensure the festival was conducted in a safe,
peaceful and well-coordinated manner, the post on X added.
Also read: Hectic preparations underway for Shirui Lily Festival 2025
- Meanwhile, hectic preparations are on for the Shirui Lily
Festival, which will be held first in the state since violence erupted in May
2023. The festival will be organised by the state department of tourism with an
objective to create awareness about the endangered Shirui Lily (Lilium
mackliniae), the state flower, and promote sustainable tourism in the region.
- The festival also honours the Shirui Lily, which blooms
exclusively at Shirui Kashong (Shirui Peak) in Shirui village, approximately 95
km from state capital.
- On Thursday, a 7-member delegation from Tangkhul Naga Long,
an apex body of Tangkhul community, called on Manipur Governor, Bhalla, and
submitted three separate memorandums outlining critical issues faced by the
people in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts.
- The governor, after attentively listening to the concerns,
assured the delegation that he would look into all the matters and see what
could be done.
