IMPHAL: On 20th of January, 80 thousand Opium Poppy plants were destroyed in a joint operation conducted by Assam Rifles, Manipur Police and Manipur's forest department. They were planted in 1.25 acres of forest land at Longpi village hill range in Noney district of the state.
The task was initiated based on a prior information about a huge plantation of poppy plants in the area. According to a statement, the poppy plants is approximately worth Rs 12 lakh. The operation carried out by the team was a part of anti drug move. The statement specified the Srikona Battalion of Headquarter 21 Sector Assam Rifles under the supervision of Headquarter Inspector General Assam Rifles (east) destructed the huge amount of illegal poppy cultivation.
Meanwhile, the state police department have initiated the investigation process to dig out actual source of the matter. On 17th of January, the All Anpum Student's Union (AASU) undertook a initiated to destruct massive proportion of land in which illegal opium plantation was done.
The organisation carried out this task based on the increasing concern of drug addiction cases amongst people of Anpum village. The team was headed by its president, Konisto Pangging along with general secretary, Marshal Pegu.
The organisation mentioned about several obstacles that had come in the way of destroying the poppy cultivation. Few opium growers threatened to deal with the student leaders personally and warned them that they would ultimately run into them. Further, the AASU informed that, during the process they did not receive any sort of financial aid and had to complete the task with their own money.
The prime motive behind this initiative was prevent the upcoming generation from drug abuse, including cocaine, cannabis and heroine. This illicit items are ruining the youths in the remote communities, added the AASU president.
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