Imphal, April 11, Hueiyen News: The Government of Manipur has framed the Manipur Policy for Review of Unauthorized Construction of Religious Nature and set up a committee to review unauthorized construction of religious nature on public streets, public parks and public places, etc.

State Chief Secretary is the chairman of the committee, which would review unauthorized constructions of religious nature like temple, church, mosque, gurudwara, etc., which had already taken place prior to September 29, 2009 on public street, Public Park or any other public places etc., and secretary, revenue, home, tribal development, MAHUD, Arts and Culture, law, deputy commissioners of districts are the members.

The committee has been constituted for implementation of a directive of the Supreme Court of India passed on September 29 with regard to the restriction to the fresh unauthorized constructions of Temple, Church, Mosque or Gurudwara etc., on public streets, public parks or other public places.

The order of the Supreme Court covers all states and union territories of the country.

The highest court of the country also asked all states and union territories to formulate a policy regarding the removal/reallocation/regularization of unauthorized construction and to comply with the order and frame the policy within a period of time.

In pursuance of the direction of the Supreme Court of India, Manipur government made the policy.

Under the policy which would come into force with immediate effect, all deputy commissioners/district magistrates have been asked to comply with the direction of the Supreme Court and instruct to ensure that no fresh unauthorized construction has been carried out or permitted in the name of Temple, Church, Mosque or Guruduwara etc., in the scheduled places aforesaid.

They were also asked to furnish action taken report by third day of every month to the secretary (Home) or to an officer of the department assigned by the secretary home for the purpose with regard to the matter.

The Deputy Commissioners are to furnish the information with a list of such unauthorized construction of the religious nature in their respective area of operations with the class of land, the kind of construction, area covered, exact location, years/months of standing/existing, public importance (if any) and comments and view on such structures.

The committee will have its own desecration to the manner of procedure to examine each case of unauthorized constructions of religious nature as provided by the provision of the policy in removing of unauthorized structures, relocation of the structure, regularization of the structure by using appropriate order etc.

State home department will place the recommendation of the committee before the Cabinet for decision and takes up action as per the decision of the Cabinet.