CHANGLANG, 5 Oct: Four indigenous community-based organisations (CBOs) – the Tutsa Welfare Society, Jugli Mung, Muklom Welfare Society, and Muklom Youth Association – have jointly demanded that fresh consultative meetings be held before proceeding with the proposed bifurcation of Changlang district and creation of a new district named Rima with its headquarters in Miao.

In a joint representation, the organisations expressed concern that the resubmission of the bifurcation proposal on 15 September by the deputy commissioner of Changlang to the state government through the DA secretary was carried out “without adequate consultation or consent from the indigenous tribal communities who have historically and culturally inhabited the region.”

While acknowledging that administrative reorganis

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