An anonymous villager, who is currently in Mizoram, who happened to work in the forced road construction, told our reporter," We were forced to work even on Sunday and if we hesitated on that day we were threaten with dire-consequence. Now, tricked the army by giving false report in the distance we completed in a day- such as 150 or 170 feet's is reported to be completed in the completion of 200 feet's in a day. The undisclosed length was reported as completed on Sunday and which give us the chance to rest on Sunday. However, if this practice is known by the army, we would be forced to work on Sunday."

"The workers were ordered to construct 200 feet's of the road everyday and have to be reported every evening to the official on duty. There was one Bulldozer, which could not be deployed, which could not be deployed, as there is no diesel. So, the people have to do all the work," continue the villager.

Captain Thun Myint Maung, the Commanding Officer of LIB-140 of the new township Rizua forced the people in this road construction of 20 miles (approximate) between Lung Ngo and Lo Taw and 19 miles road between Lung Ngo and Tingsi, reported a local people from Lung Ngo village.

The army arranges the workers according to the strength of the village's population. About 500 workers were engaged between Lung Ngo and Lo Taw while about 200 workers were forced to work between Lung Ngo and Tingsi.

Moreover, Worship service was prohibited on Sunday service was prohibited on Sunday and the people were forced to work on this day too. Another 5 miles is required to be completed between Lung Ngo and Lo Taw while only a short distance is completed between Lung Ngo and Tingsi, according to a villager from Lung Ngo village.

He added" The forced laborers manage their own food and tools. Donations were collected from the Government Servants and the Mission workers, who were exempted from the road construction, and curries were bought with the donation. However, these curries were to be shared with the army the road between Lung Ngo and Lo Taw is constructed by Lung Ngo, Senpi, Ba Lei, Lawng Daw, Na Bung, Voti, Ke Long, Tu Phei, Ranti, Dar Cung, Khua Boi, Cang Che(San Cet), Sui Tawng, DaiDin, Din Khua villaes while the road between Lung Ngo and Tingsi is constructed by Tingsi , Tilat, Longka, Theisi, Lung Ring villages.

Likewise, the army forced the people to constructed the road between Ti Baw-Amsol, Matupi-Leisin, Matupi-lailenpi and Lailenpi-Ruzua of Matupi township.

The construction of these roads was initiated from this year under the project of "Road of Promoting".

The people of Mindat, Paletwa and Matupi Townships of the southern Chin state were frequently forced to construct roads and military camps from 2003 when Matupi was officially announced as the second capital of Chin State. KNG