Whereas Tirap and Changlang districts ofArunachal Pradesh were declared as disturbed areas under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 w.e.f. 17-9-1991 vide this Ministrys Notification referred to above, as. in the opinion of the Central Government, the Said districts were in such a disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of civil power was necessary, and

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of the Central Government, the Said districts were in such a disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of civil power was necessary, and

2. Whereas in a statement filed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Government of India had stated that all current notifications regarding declaration of "disturbed areas" under the aforesaid Act, would be reviewed within a period of three months from 20-8-1997.

3. The situation was last reviewed in September. 2001 and vide Notification bearing SO932(E), dated 18-9-2001, it was decided to extend the tenure of the declaration of Tirap and Changlang as 'disturbed areas¹ upto 31-3-2002. A further review of the law and order situation in Tirap and Changlang districts has since been undertaken. The State Government lias intimated about reports on law and order detailing a number of encounters between Security Forces and NSCN(IM), NSCNfK), IJLFA. distribution of subversive literature by undergrounds attempts at extortion and seizure of Arms and Ammunition from the undergrounds during the period under review.

4. The State Government have reported, that in Tirap and Changlang the Army and Para Military Forces are engaged in counter insurgency operations to flush out the militants. The State Government have also recommended that these two districts be continued to be declared as disturbed.

5. In the light of the above, the Central Government is of the opinion that the situation in Tirap and Changlang districts is disturbed and that conditions exist for the use of armed forces in aid of civil power. It is, therefore, decided that the notificaion dated 17th September, 1991 of this Ministry mentioned above, will remain in force upto 30th September, 2002 unless withdrawn earlier.

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