Ukhrul, September 21: The Ukhrul District Administration has issued a public notice directing all Sub-Divisional Magistrates and village authorities to identify and map sites, hotspots, pockets and lands within their jurisdictions with a history of illegal poppy cultivation, while warning of strict legal action against those involved in cultivating, promoting, shielding or facilitating the illicit crop.
The notice was issued by the District Magistrate, Ukhrul District, Uppuluri Chaitanya, IAS, on September 17, 2026, following a resolution adopted during a meeting of the District Level District Level Committee on Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) held the same day.
Under the directive, all Sub-Divisional Magistrates of Ukhrul district have been instructed to map and identify specific locations where illegal poppy cultivation has been reported or is suspected. The administration has also directed the authorities to obtain undertakings from concerned Village Chiefs, Headmen, Chairmen and Secretaries to ensure that village land is not involved in or used for poppy cultivation.
The public notice warns that any person found cultivating, promoting, shielding or facilitating illicit poppy cultivation will face strict legal action, including seizure and destruction of the crop and prosecution under the NDPS Act.
The administration has further made it clear that accountability will not be limited to individual cultivators. Penalties may also apply to Village Chiefs, Headmen, Chairmen, Secretaries and others who benefit from or fail to prevent such illegal activities within their areas.
In another significant warning, the notice states that Government scheme benefits may be withheld from villages found promoting or shielding illicit poppy cultivation.
“All concerned” have also been directed to immediately desist from any form of illegal poppy cultivation and report any suspected activity to the nearest Police Station or District Administration.
The directive has been circulated to the Commissioner (Home), Government of Manipur; Superintendent of Police, NAB; Superintendent of Police, Ukhrul; Sub-Divisional Magistrates; Executive Magistrates; members of the NCORD Committee, Ukhrul; and District Information and NIC officials for necessary action and publicity.
The District Administration stated that the notice has been issued in the interest of the public and for strict compliance by all concerned, signalling a more direct administrative push against illegal poppy cultivation across Ukhrul district.
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