The NSF has decided to conduct a survey on the non-Nagas residing in the state. NSF president Kelhouneizo Yhome said the decision was taken after consultation with all apex non-Naga bodies in Nagaland.
Nagaland Gorkha Association (NGA), Gorkha Public Panchayat, Gorkha Students Union, Hindu Kalyan Samity, Muslim Council Dimapur, Muslim Welfare Society, Malayali Samajan Kohima, North East Region Service Nepali Association, Manipuri Cultural Society and Tamil Sangam attended the consultation meeting.
He also said that the consultative meeting was to "formulate ways and means to identify and describe" an illegal immigrant and to stop infiltration into Nagaland.
The NSF president said the northeast has become vulnerable to influx from Bangladesh as the country is threatened by submergence of its land mass due to climate change. "These people will try to sneak into India and northeast is the safe target for the displaced Bangladeshis," he added.
NSF general secretary N Ejanthung Ngullie said that the survey would collect data on permanent address, profession, place of posting and occupation of non-Nagas, among other parameters.