In Tripura, after decades of waiting, internally displaced Bru people in Tripura have started to live in their permanent houses constructed under the quadripartite Bru resettlement pact signed in the year 2020.<br />''  <br />''Manas Dev, Officer on Special Duty for Tripura Bru rehabilitation and relief project told AIR News that as per the official data, about 1,000 houses have been constructed and beneficiaries have already started residing there while the financial benefits like Rs 4 lakh fixed deposit, Rs 5,000 financial assistance have also started.<br />''  <br />''He also informed that right now, both phase one and two of the resettlement process are running abreast and preparations for the third phase are afoot in a war footing.<br />''  <br />''According to the final census conducted prior to the beginning of the resettlement process, the total number of families residing in the Bru camps stands at 6,959 which accounts for a total population of 37,136.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">        <br />''It may be mentioned that the Brus fled away from Mizoram in the year 1997 fearing ethnic clashes that broke out in the Bru dominated regions. Since then they were sheltered in six Bru camps located under the North Tripura district. Ending the 23 years long imbroglio, the Government of India announced Rs 600 crore rehabilitation projects for them and the Tripura government extended its arms to give permanent settlement to the ill-fated Brus.</span><br />