Aizawl, Nov 5 : A four-day training, organised by the Community Health Action Network(CHAN), for Mizoram state transport bus drivers and conductors to fight against human trafficking was inaugurated here on Tuesday.
”Since many human traffickers used state transport buses to look convincing for transporting their victims, it is crucial to sensitise the drivers and conductors with the tale-tell signs of human trafficking,” said Mr Jimmy, coordinator of CHAN.
Anti-human trafficking program was started in Mizoram by the Salvation Army in 2005. The quasi-military church’s organ CHAN, which is undertaking the operation, has received a number of cases related to human trafficking.
”Many job seekers have come to us to ensure the credibility of job providers advertised in the newspapers before they go for them,” Mr Jimmy added.
Activists working in this field have underscored that the increasing joblessness has made Mizoram vulnerable to human trafficking.
Police reports say at least 700 girls from the region have been reported missing over the last five years.
River poisoning results in water scarcity in Aizawl
AIZAWL, Nov 5 : City dwellers are reeling under acute water scarcity after its supply was stopped due to the poisoning of a river.
State Public Health Engineering department officials today said that the poisoning of Serlui river, a tributary of river Tlawng, where from water is supplied to Aizawl, was detected yesterday and all the tanks were emptied.
Yesterday morning, a large number of dead fish, crab and prawn was found floating in the river. Later, laboratory tests confirmed the poisoning, officials said.
Around 47 lakh litres of water, already pumped into tanks got wasted, they said, adding that sabotage cannot be ruled out in the case.
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