Morung Express News
Dimapur | August 21
The last batch of Naga youths studying or employed in south Indian cities like Bangalore and Pune, part of the mass exodus of North East people from South India, arrived in Dimapur Tuesday.
Over the last one week, thousands of people from NE India had fled the southern cities following report of attacks and threats on North East people in southern India. Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) President K Mhachio Odyuo told the Morung Express that 54 Naga youths arrived Dimapur by flight and trains on Tuesday, 33 youths by ‘Nagaland Express’ and ‘Mariani Express’ and 21 by the India Airlines flight. With today’s arrival, the DNSU estimates the total number of Nagas who have returned home over the past one week to around 700.
DNSU members who had set up temporary camp at Circuit House for four days, have been jointly coordinating with the district administration and police in and manning the assistance booths at Dimapur Railway station, Bus station and Dimapur Airport to monitor and facilitate the inflow of Nagas returning from the southern states.
DNSU has also been providing logistic support and other assistance to Naga students on their way home to their respective towns and villages.
Mhachio said on Monday last (August 19), the DNSU hosted 32 Naga students and youths from different Naga areas including those from Jalukie in Peren district, and Tamenglong and Senapati districts in Manipur, who had to stay overnight in Dimapur before proceeding to their respective homes.
“They left early this morning”, the DNSU President added.
