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India's Manipur to Develop War Tourism Site

A group of Indian tourists pose for photographs in front of the Taj Mahal monument after it was reopened on Monday. AP
A group of Indian tourists pose for photographs in front of the Taj Mahal monument after it was reopened on Monday. AP
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India's Manipur to Develop War Tourism Site

A group of Indian tourists pose for photographs in front of the Taj Mahal monument after it was reopened on Monday. AP
A group of Indian tourists pose for photographs in front of the Taj Mahal monument after it was reopened on Monday. AP

Manipur is planning to develop war tourism in the state by preserving the historic Koirengei in Imphal, which is an old airfield in the northeast state.

According to The Times of India newspaper, the state government is working to acquire the airport from the Ministry of Defense so as to fulfill this war tourism plan.

According to Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, the state government is planning to relocate the units of the Mountain Division of the Indian army currently deployed in Koirengei airfield to another site.

This will then make way for the war tourism site that Manipur Tourism is planning to develop here, reported the newspaper

Manipur played a central role in this part of the world during World War II.

The British had built nine airfields in the state, all of which played some role in the war. The Imphal War Cemetery is already one of the most sought-after war tourism sites in the country.

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