India News | Manipur: Popply Plantation on 1-acre Land Destroyed in Churachandpur

Imphal, Nov 27 (PTI) Poppy plantation on around 1 acre of land was destroyed in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Monday, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said.

The fresh poppy plantation in Suangkuang of Singngat sub-division was detected during an inspection of the areas where such fields were destroyed earlier, he said.

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"On the third day of the joint survey being carried out at the sites where poppy plantations were previously destroyed in Churachandpur, a total of 5 locations were selected by Police, Forest, NAB, AR and District Administration for today. The joint team which included the DFO Churachandpur found that 4 out of 5 locations had no new poppy cultivations. The four locations are Ponlen, Mongken, Teiseng-Zongmakot, and Dumlian," he posted on X.

"One of the centres i.e. Suangkuang under Singngat Sub Division (Churachandpur District) was found with new poppy cultivation of around 1 Acre. The cultivation was completely destroyed today," he added.

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