Mizoram government officials reached Hampsapara relief camp in North Tripura district to conduct verification of bonafide residents of states among the Brus lodged in the camp from today, a state home department official said.
Any Bru coming forward and identified as the resident of Mizoram would be repatriated from Monday next, Additional Secretary, Home, Lalbiakzama said.
Earlier, not a single Bru appeared before the Mizoram officials at the Kaskau and Khakchangpara relief camps in North Tripura district for identification during the days scheduled for identification at the camps.
Identification was conducted at Kaskau camp from June 2-7 and at Khakchangpara camp from June 15-18 while the identification process at the Hamsapara camp would continue till July 2.
Following instructions from the Supreme Court to repatriate all the Brus from the six relief camps in North Tripura district within six months, the Centre and the state government initiated resumption of the repatriation.
Mizoram government prepared Road Map-IV for Bru repatriation commencing from June 1 which is slated to continue till September 4.
As per the road map, 3,455 Bru families were proposed to be repatriated and resettled in Mamit, Kolasib and Lunglei districts.
Lalbiakzama said that efforts to repatriate would continue as per schedule even if noone came forward for identification in the relief camps.
"We have to implement the instructions of the apex court in letter and spirit," Lalbiakzama said, adding that the Supreme Court approved the road map prepared by the state government.
Plans to repatriate the Brus who migrated from Mizoram to Tripura during the later part of 1997 was stalled repeatedly as the Bru leaders made a series of demands including increase of rehabilitation package from Rs 85,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh.
