Mizoram Minister Opens Up On Drug Menace, Myanmar Border, Disaster Readiness & Ties With Centre

Mizoram’s Minister of State for Rural Development, Public Health Engineering, and Disaster Management & Rehabilitation, Prof. Lalnilawma, speaks to The Times of India on key governance challenges and reforms in the state. In this exclusive interview, he discusses rural-urban migration, the government's flagship Handholding Scheme, and disaster preparedness. He also shares details of his recent meeting with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Delhi, earthquake and landslide mitigation proposals, and the demand to recognise African Swine Fever as a state-specific disaster. The minister also addresses Centre-state coordination, drug trafficking along the Myanmar border, Operation Jericho, governance reforms under the ZPM government, and measures aimed at improving transparency, accountability, and public service delivery across Mizoram.