Union Minister's Response To 4 Questions In Parliament On Manipur Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation
NDTV
The total area under illegal opium poppy cultivation in 2023-24 in Manipur was 45.68 sqkm, or approximately 11,288 acres, according to the data from Manipur shared by the Union Environment Minister in the Lok Sabha
Kangpokpi district reported the largest area under illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur at 17.49 square kilometres (sqkm), or 4,322 acres, in 2023-24, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said as reported by the state government in a written reply to questions by Inner Manipur Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Singh in the Lok Sabha.
Mr Akoijam asked four questions: the district-wise details of total areas of reserved forest, protected forest and unclassified forest in Manipur; the total district-wise area covered by poppy plantation/cultivation; total area of reserved forest, protected forest and unclassified forest affected by poppy cultivation/plantation, and details of measures taken by the government to counter the menace of poppy cultivation/plantation in forest areas in Manipur.
Senapati district reported the second-highest area under illegal opium poppy cultivation at 9.44 sqkm, or 2,332 acres, the Union Minister said. The third-highest was reported from Ukhrul district at 6.47 sqkm, or 1,598 acres.
