Mizoram govt, Assam Rifles sign pact for relocating force’s bases: CM

Besides, it besides has a DIG residence adjacent Raj Bhavan astatine Tuikhuahtlang, a commandant bungalow (Loch House) and a religion successful Tuikual country adjacent Zodin, and plots of onshore astatine Babutlang adjacent the main minister’s bungalow and Chitte successful the eastbound portion of the authorities capital, too a warfare memorial and temple astatine Zodin, among others.

“The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to displacement the Assam rifles bases from Aizawl to Zokhawsang was signed successful New Delhi connected October 23 with the cognition of Union Home Amit Shah and successful the beingness of the main minister, MLAs and important officials from some Mizoram authorities and Assam Rifles,” Lalduhoma said successful a property league here.

It was signed by authorities General Administration Department Commissioner and Secretary Vanlaldina connected behalf of the Mizoram authorities and Assam Rifles Director General Vikas Lakhera, helium said.

Although the relocation volition travel into effect successful April adjacent year, the paramilitary unit volition manus implicit their lands oregon areas and properties astatine 3 locations — Chitte River (62.8 acres), Tuikual religion country (0.63 acres) and Babutlang (0.453 acres) — to the authorities authorities wrong 3 months from the signing of the agreement, helium said.

The main curate said that it was not imaginable for the relocation to instrumentality spot instantly arsenic definite infrastructure and facilities astatine Zokhawsang Complex were yet to beryllium completed.

After the extremity of the existent world league successful April adjacent year, the Assam Rifles volition displacement to Zokhawsang and vacate its main barrack complex, AR crushed oregon Lammual, portion infirmary and different facilities astatine Zodin (25.94 acres), Loch House and onshore astatine Tuikual (1.1 acres), Quarter Guard Hill Complex adjacent Vanapa Hall (14.5 acres), schoolhouse country (1 acre) and warfare memorial and temple successful Zodin, helium said.

As per the agreement, Assam Rifles volition clasp its 23 Sector headquarters, Mizoram scope successful Khatla (95.88 acres) and DIG residence adjacent Raj Bhavan astatine Tuikhuahtlang (0.85 acre), the main curate added.

He said that the Assam Rifles volition beryllium fixed depreciated costs for the lands and properties it volition manus implicit to the authorities authorities earlier the extremity of April 2025.

Such lands and buildings vacated by the Assam Rifles volition beryllium reserved for nationalist usage arsenic per the Restriction of Use of Transferred Land Act, 2022, Lalduhoma added.

The request for relocation of AR bases from the bosom of Aizawl to Zokhawsang was raised by the erstwhile Mizo National Front (MNF) authorities headed by erstwhile main curate Laldenga successful 1988 aft the paramilitary unit allegedly killed 11 civilians successful a convulsive clash.

In February 2019, the Union Home Ministry had directed the paramilitary unit to displacement its bases to Zokhawsang by May 31 that year.

However, the relocation was delayed aft Assam Rifles alleged that definite infrastructure and facilities were yet to beryllium completed.

The Zokhawsang analyzable was inaugurated by Shah successful April past year.