In episode 3 of 'Dispatches from Manipur', independent journalist Greeshma Kuthar takes a first-hand look at the state of relief camps for hill tribes — how the civil society manages the relief, the lack of support from State and Central governments, and the experiences of those internally displaced.

We want to issue a trigger warning as this episode contains distressing and harrowing experiences. The listener's discretion is encouraged.

More than 38,000 people have been displaced internally due to the ethnic violence that has engulfed Manipur since the first week of May. At least 10,000 displaced people are in 46 relief camps in the Kangpokpi district alone.

Greeshma visits the office of the District Relief Committee in Kangpokpi, where she speaks with NS Gangte, Secretary of the Kangpokpi District Relief Committee and a woman leader from the committee.

At present, the relief camps for the Kuki-Zo people are equipped only to provide essential support. With a lack of funding or financial aid, pregnant and lactating mothers and those with chronic illnesses are in a dire and critical state.