Conference for Myanmar Famine Victims in Mizoram

Mawta Famine Relief Committee (MFRC) will hold 5-day conference at Tipa V (Tuipang V) town in Siaha (Saiha) District, South Mizoram for Mawta Famine victims in Chin State, Myanmar from January 17-21 this new year.

During this conference, various issues related to famine caused by mawta/mautam phenomenon will be discussed and a review of the past works carried out by MFRC will be presented and discussed as well where many victims will also participate and give their side of the story in persons.

A final year medicine student in Armenia Sasa who is also a Coordinator of MFRC will come all the way from Armenia and attend this conference; many sympathisers and donors from within India and abroad too are expected to grace the occasion.

Many NGOs from Maraland like Mara Thyutlia Py (MTP), Evangelical Church of Maraland (ECM), Mara Evangelical Church (MEC), Congregational Church of India-Maraland (CCIM), Mara Students’ Organisation (MSO), Mara Student Association (MSA), Mara Chano Py (MchP), etc also have been invited to attend this conference.

Mawta/Mautam effected area Indo-Myanmar border map.

Tuipang V (Vaiveng) town, locally known as Tipa Viavaih is the sub-headquarters of Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC), it is also one of the Rural Development Blocks in Mizoram. It is located at the southern extreme part of Mizoram, it is where India’s National Highway-54 (NH-54) official ends. It is an Indo-Myanmar border town, it is only about 20 kms from the border.

Source: Mawta.org