Maungdaw, May 18: "The State Peace & Development Council (SPDC) of Burma has recently instructed Rohingyas from northern Arakan ‘to control population growth?, a school teacher from Maungdaw confirmed. In a recent statement, SPDC observed that ‘northern Arakan is one of the most over populated areas in Burma?. Henceforth, SPDC needs to control its population growth to adjust with other parts of the country. ?Due to over population, agro-products of the area are not enough to feed the people and there may be severe economic crisis in the future in the region that will bring people into acute poverty,” an official with the SPDC said. SPDC statement suggested, from now on, people will have to work towards fighting the future population growth. Suggested processes of ‘population growth control? are: obtaining official permission for marriage, applying to the Township Peace & Development Council (TPDC) through respective Village Peace & Development Council (VPDC), Nasaka (Burmese border security forces) and other concerned authorities..."