Tag: Poppy cultivation

After Himanta Sarma Spoils “Udta Assam Party”, Manipur’s Biren Singh Says…

February 2, 2025 admin

Guwahati/Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today reached out to his counterpart in neighbouring Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a show of support to the Assam Police for destroying illegal opium poppy cultivation worth over Rs 27 crore. The police in Assam’s Goalpara destroyed 170 bighas (over 56 acres) of poppy plantation in January,…

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Himanta Sarma As Poppy Farms Destroyed

February 2, 2025 admin

Himanta Biswa Sarma uploaded a video of destroying the poppy cultivation. Guwahati: Around 170 bighas (over 56 acres) of poppy farming worth more than Rs 27 crore were destroyed in Goalpara district of Assam in January, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. “Dear Local Pablo Escobars, Sorry to spoil your planned Udta Assam…

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Union Minister’s Response To 4 Questions In Parliament On Manipur Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation

December 16, 2024 admin

The Manipur Police filed 2,351 narcotics-related cases between 2017 and 2023 New Delhi: Kangpokpi district reported the largest area under illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur at 17.49 square kilometres (sqkm), or 4,322 acres, in 2023-24, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said as reported by the state government in a…

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Assam Rifles Cuts Roots Of Narco Trade, Destroys 354 Acres Of Illegal Poppy Farms In 2024

December 14, 2024 admin

Team of Churachandpur Police, Forest Division, 36 Assam Rifles and NAB destroy Manipur poppy cultivation Imphal: The Assam Rifles alone destroyed 354 acres of illicit poppy cultivation this year, primarily in three Manipur districts — Ukhrul, Churachandpur and Chandel. A defence spokesman said that through meticulously planned joint operations, the force successfully identified and destroyed…

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