Mizoram asks State Government to seal Mizoram-Myanmar border

Published
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Mizoram asks State Government to seal Mizoram-Myanmar border
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Border between Rikhawdar and Zokhuthar. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
Border between Rikhawdar and Zokhuthar. Photo: Thura/Mizzima

The Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) has asked the state government to seal the Mizoram-Myanmar border to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to telegraphindia.com.

Mizoram shares 510km unfenced international border with Myanmar.

A statement, issued by the Congress’s media cell secretary C. Lalhriatpuia, said the border with Myanmar in Champhai district should be immediately sealed to prevent the virus’s spread.

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