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              Burma tightens security for road inauguration

Moreh (Indo-Burma border town), February 12, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)

    Tight security arrangement has been made in Tamu town and along the
Indo-Burma border by the Burmese authorities in view of tomorrow's
inaugural function of the Tamu-Kalaymyo road, which was built with the
assistance from India.

According to Manipur authorities, the function will start at 11:30 a.m.
tomorrow and will be participated by high-ranking officials of both
countries, including India's foreign minister Jaswant Singh, Chief
Minister of Manipur Mr. Wahengbam Nipamacha and other Chief Ministers of
the North Eastern States along with senior government officials from the
Ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs from India.

The Nampharlong market in Tamu in Burma, where the people from Manipur
go for shopping, will be closed tomorrow and the Burmese authorities
have ordered the Nasaka (Burmese border patrol unit) not to allow any
Burmese to cross the border.

Meanwhile, preparations for the road inauguration have been finalized in
Burma side with the children from various schools in Tamu to present
dance and music for tomorrow function.

The two governments hope that the 165-km long Tamu-Kalaymyo road,
undertaken by India's Border Roads Organization since 1997, will
ultimately help in cross-border movement of people from both countries.

Previously, it took almost the whole day even in summer season to travel
from Tamu to Kalaymyo. With the new road, it takes now only five hours
to travel to Kalaymyo from the border town. However, local people who
survive on small-scale buying and selling business across the border do
not expect much from the new road. "Without freedom of movement and with
all sorts of restrictions on our work, what else can we expect from this
new road apart from more security check gates along the road",
questioned a resident of Tamu.

Indian foreign minister Jaswant Singh along with Manipur Chief Minister
will leave tomorrow morning around 9 o'clock from Imphal by a special
helicopter for Tamu.



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<center><u><font face="Arial Black"><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>Burma
tightens security for road inauguration</font></font></font></u></center>

<p><font size=+1>Moreh (Indo-Burma border town), February 12, 2001</font>
<br><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font>
<p><font size=+1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font color="#990000">Tight security
arrangement has been made in Tamu town and along the Indo-Burma border
by the Burmese authorities in view of tomorrow's inaugural function of
the Tamu-Kalaymyo road, which was built with the assistance from India.</font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>According to Manipur authorities,
the function will start at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow and will be participated
by high-ranking officials of both countries, including India's foreign
minister Jaswant Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur Mr. Wahengbam Nipamacha
and other Chief Ministers of the North Eastern States along with senior
government officials from the Ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs
from India.</font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>The Nampharlong market in Tamu in
Burma, where the people from Manipur go for shopping, will be closed tomorrow
and the Burmese authorities have ordered the Nasaka (Burmese border patrol
unit) not to allow any Burmese to cross the border.</font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>Meanwhile, preparations for the
road inauguration have been finalized in Burma side with the children from
various schools in Tamu to present dance and music for tomorrow function.</font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>The two governments hope that the
165-km long Tamu-Kalaymyo road, undertaken by India's Border Roads Organization
since 1997, will ultimately help in cross-border movement of people from
both countries.</font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>Previously, it took almost the whole
day even in summer season to travel from Tamu to Kalaymyo. With the new
road, it takes now only five hours to travel to Kalaymyo from the border
town. However, local people who survive on small-scale buying and selling
business across the border do not expect much from the new road. "Without
freedom of movement and with all sorts of restrictions on our work, what
else can we expect from this new road apart from more security check gates
along the road", questioned a resident of Tamu.</font></font>
<p><font color="#990000"><font size=+1>Indian foreign minister Jaswant
Singh along with Manipur Chief Minister will leave tomorrow morning around
9 o'clock from Imphal by a special helicopter for Tamu.</font></font>
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