India, Feb. 12 -- Manipur chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday said Jiribam is the gateway to Manipur and has a potential to become a business hub.

During his visit to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Jiribam district, bordering southern Assam, he said, "Jiribam is the gateway to Manipur and has a potential to become a business hub. Like Mumbai is India's business capital, Jiribam can be Manipur's Mumbai. For the business to flourish, peace has to come first," he said.

He is the first CM to visit both the relief camp housing Meitei IDPs and Kuki-Zo.

The chief minister first visited a relief camp opened at Jiribam Higher Secondary School campus where he interacted with the inmates.

He then visited Kalinagar relief c...