Manipur, Feb. 12 -- When the Imphal Free Press interacted with some of the young returnees with special focus on employment and post pandemic scenario, many of them responded that they do not know what their future holds.

Manipur is slowly limping back to normalcy as the COVID-19 pandemic seems to subsides. But a huge number of people, especially the youth who returned to their native villages during the pandemic lockdown, are still at a loss not knowing where to go and what to pursue. With limited work opportunities in rural areas, thousands of returnees in the state have been rendered unemployed and struggling to find a job.

Chingjaroi in Ukhrul district too witnessed massive exodus of returnees from different cities. The foothill vil...