Dimapur, Aug. 1 -- The All Rengma Welfare Organisation (ARWO) Assam-Nagaland on Friday urged the Assam government to initiate steps for the recognition and restoration of the traditional rights of the Rengma Nagas over their ancestral lands.

Extending heartfelt appreciation to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for the decisive action taken by the Assam government in evicting illegal settlers from the Rengma Reserve Forest under Uriamghat in Golaghat district, the ARWO appealed to the government to continue such lawful and rightful actions and to ensure the protection of the Rengma Reserve Forest.

It further urged the government to implement permanent measures to prevent future encroachments.

The ARWO lauded Chief Minister Sarma'...