By Our Correspondent
IMPHAL, Nov 28: Manipur government on Friday informed that illegal immigrants were detected entering the state’s Chandel district, which shares border with Myanmar, a government statement informed.
The statement was made by Deputy commissioner Chandel Laishram Nandakumar during a Hands-on Training Programme on the operation of biometric machines for District Police personnel, held as part of ongoing process of registration of illegal immigrants.
Laishram stated that “as seen in various border districts of Manipur, illegal immigrants have also been detected entering Chandel district.”
Manipur shares 398 km with Myanmar of which 10 km are fenced.
Laishram continued “as per directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, biometric registration is mandatory for such individuals before deportation. Earlier, biometric registration was done in physical form. However, under the latest instructions of MHA, biometric registration must now be carried out online.”
“After registration, the details of the foreign nationals will be updated and verified in the MHA’s Foreigners Identification Portal. This process will enable proper confirmation of the nationality and identity of the detected foreigners” Laishram said.
Laishram further highlighted that although the MHA’s directive mandates online biometric registration, many border areas of Chandel district lack internet connectivity, making the process difficult and that assistance is being sought from the Assam Rifles to provide internet access in the border locations so that biometric registration of foreigners can be completed on time.
The hands-on training programme was conducted to ensure that police personnel of the district are fully equipped to carry out online biometric registration efficiently, it said.
