Manipur: Security measures in place for Shirui Lily Festival
With the 5th State Shirui Lily Festival set to kick-off in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on May 20, authorities have put in place necessary security measures from “morning to midnight”
Final touches underway for the 5th State Shirui Lily
Festival at Shirui village, Ukhrul district.
- IMPHAL — With the 5th State Shirui Lily
Festival set to kick-off in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on May 20, authorities
have put in place necessary security measures from “morning to midnight” along
the Imphal-Ukhrul highway to ensure smooth conduct of the event.
- The security measures have been initiated following threat
messages issued by unknown individuals and organisations targeting the Meitei
community, who plan to attend the Shirui Festival, primarily through social
media platforms.
- “A criminal case has been registered at Cyber Crime PS in
this regard and all out effort shall be made to arrest them,” Manipur Police
wrote in a post on X.
- It may be noted that the visitors have to cross a couple of
Kuki villages to reach the multiple festival sites around Ukhrul district
headquarters, located around 84 km from the state capital Imphal.
- The Shirui Lily Festival is an annual state level festival
organised by Manipur Tourism department with an objective to create awareness
about the endangered Shirui Lily (Lilium mackliniae), the state flower, and
promote sustainable tourism in the region.
- The flowering season of the lily starts from May to June.
- This will be the first state-level festival to be held from
May 20 to 24 in the state since violence erupted in May 2023.
