Meghalaya hands over erstwhile royal estate to Manipur

After an amicable sattlement, the Meghalaya government has handed over Manipur a magnificent heritage estate known as Manipur Rajbari (home of Manipur royal family) permanently. The historic Manipur Rajbari at Shilong in Meghalaya, which was earlier a home to the royal family from the state, will now be transformed into a state Bhawan. CM Biren Singh informed that the plot of land located at Redlands in Shillong's Laitumkhrah area has been handed over to the Manipur Government after a "series of negotiations". “I thank the Govt. of Meghalaya for their cooperation,” Biren Singh added.

Once majestic and resplendent abode of the Manipur royals now lies in an utterly dilapidated and unkempt state, unbecoming of its glorious past. Manipur is likely to restore the heritage property to its former glory. It is said that in 1988, the then Manipur  chief minister  R K Joychandra Singh had offered to buy the property for  Rs11 lakhs but the deal fell through due to the sudden fall of the Congress government.

 Manipur Merger Agreement to Dominion of India on 21st September 1949. Sadly the plot no longer belonged to the State of Manipur. The State Government has decided to build a Manipur Bhavan on this plot.