India, July 4 -- The Manipur government will shut all relief camps housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) by December, and to help the displaced families rehabilitate, a three-phase programme will begin in July, chief secretary Prashant Kumar Singh said.

Addressing the 2nd foundation day of the Manipur State Commission for Scheduled Tribes in Imphal on Friday, Singh said that if the displaced families are unable to return to their original homes by the deadline, they will be allotted newly built pre-fabricated housing units.

The rehabilitation programme, set to begin in July, will be followed by subsequent phases in October and December, Singh added.

Since the outbreak of ethnic violence in 2023 between Imphal Valley-based Meiteis...