Facing delay in supply of ration for over 20 days, the Bru tribals living in six refugee camps on Saturday threatened to loot the government godown at Gachiramparan. It added that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sanctioned free ration to the Bru camps till September 31, 2019. “A new order has extended the ration supplies till September but processing the formalities is taking some time. They were sheltered in six major relief camps in Kanchanpur and Panisagar sub-divisions of northern Tripura. 32,000 Brus still live in six relief camps in Tripura.

Source: Indian Express April 20, 2019 09:10 UTC