RAMO prohibits mass mining

IMPHAL, Oct 12
The Ril-Ram Area Maring Organisation (RAMO) held a meeting on October 3 at the Rilram centre village and unanimously resolved to ban and prohibit all villages under its jurisdiction from issuing any form of 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) or cooperate with agencies/departments related to mass mining (chromite) in the area.
Any attempt to execute minerals mining in Maring area by the Government will be considered violation of indigenous people's rights, said the statement issued by RAMO.
Further, it will fight forceful attempts by Government to mass mining, in line with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, it added.