Bifurcated Mizoram now has three more districts

Aizawl, Sep 02: The Mizoram Cabinet today decided to create three more districts in the state for administrative convenience.

While Hnahthial would come up by disecting south Mizoram’s Lunglei district, Saitual district would be formed carving out parts of Aizawl.

Slicing off the Mizoram-Myanmar border district of Champhai would give rise to Khawzawl, a state Cabinet meeting decided last night.

Chief Secretary Haukhum Hauzel told PTI today that the demarcation of boundaries of the proposed three districts would be taken up later.

Hauzel said the Cabinet decided to divide Mizoram into two zones — North and South.

A senior IAS officer would be posted at Lunglei to look after southern districts like Lunglei, Saiha, Lawngtlai and the proposed Hnahthial districts.

“The Deputy Commissioners of the districts would have to communicate with the state government through the Commissioner,” he said.

With the decision of the cabinet, Mizoram, having an area of 2,087 square kilometres with around ten lakh population, will have 11 districts.

(Photo of Mizoram map showing all the districts, including the new districts of Saitual, Khawzawl and Hnahthial in red, Source: Maraland.net )

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