Mizoram Memorandum: The government of Mizoram and assam singed a memorandum on 26 October 2024 in Mizoram house, New Delhi for relocation of assam riffles from Aizawl to Zokhawsang. During the singing of memorandum CM of Mizoram Lalduhoma was also presented in the house. This memorandum(MoA) was signed by valaldina fanai (commissioner and secretary to the government of Mizoram) and Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera. The Mizoram government will take over the land by April 2025 as per the memorandum.
What does the memorandum contain?
It contains Assam rifles agreement of land handovers; HQ areas return by Assam and Mizoram land gaining reports are some things which are included in the Mizoram memorandum(MoA).
Shifting of Assam Rifles from Mizoram land by April 2025.
After several discussion the following areas where finalized this includes, the Places that will come under Assam after the implementation of the memorandum will be HQ 23 sector (95.88 acres), Chitte river and Dhobi nallah (62.8 acres), Assam rifles church (0.63 acres), Babutlang , and zarkawt (0.453 acres). whereas Mizoram will take over the land such as Lammual, Battalion, Quarter, war memorial and mandir area. In the process Mizoram government will also pay depreciated cost to assam rifles by April 2025 and all places will be handed over by assam in the following process.
Chief Minister of Mizoram on the memorandum and the process of shifting.
The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) is singed in my presences and the process of the memorandum is start from April 2025.In this the Assam Rifles will soon vacant the area and are headquarter of Mizoram will move from Aizawl to Zokhawsang. Whereas, the relocation is not possible immediately as some complex at zokhawsang is yet to discuss and complete.
He also said that the land and building vacated by the Assam rifles will be reserved for the public use as per the Restriction of use of Transferred Land Act 2022.
