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In Chondrogh6na, the first factory on the border of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and once the largest paper mill of Asia. Here, wood and bamboo extracted from the Hili Tracts are processed. beyond that with which a simple farmer can come to grips. Since such lending and bortowing relationships are understandably loaded with tension, the common man generaliy tries to avoid giving a loan to a person of his own ethnic group. This means, however, that those suddenly finding themselves in need almost inevitably fall into the hands of foreign moneylenders.
Besides laying down special functions for the Chiefs and headmen, these regulations, by means of special rules regarding land acquisition and residence rights, provided for an effective check on a further influx of Bangalis. The markets which had in the meantime grown up were, likewise, placed under special supervision, in order to prevent the intrusion of "dishonest" traders and merchants. During the Pakistani era, however, in spite of the resistance of the Chiefs, the special status was partially revoked and immigration became possible again.
Walking is, first of all, cheaper, since one would have to pay to be ferried across. Secondly, it is safer, since a Mru would constantly fear that the boat might capsize. Under such circumstances, riverbed paths are much preferred by the Mru. For me they were horrible: slipping from the slick stones and scrapping my ankles on the scree, with shoes full of watet and, often enough, with wet trousers, I could never keep pace with the Mru. Until I had made the Mru whistle technique of breathing my own, I also had some trouble keeping pace when climbing uphill- whistling enables one to better control the rhythm of breathing, thus preventing the mucous in the mouth from drying out.