[20] On 6 January 2023, the Kangla Nongpok Thong was officially inaugurated by Amit Shah, the then Minister of Home Affairs of the Union Government of India.

[22][23][24] On the occasion of inauguration, Nongthombam Biren, the then Chief Minister of Manipur, said: "I had the honor to hand over and dedicate the Nongpok Thong on the eastern side of Kangla to the public today.

"[25][26]"We have a belief that there will be a feeling of oneness, peace, harmony, and prosperity in the state when we open the Nongpok-Thong (Eastern Gate) of Kangla.

[36][37][38] The Government of Manipur performed eviction of the illegal encroachers from the areas near the historic Kangla Nongpok Thong after its opening program.

The departments concerned used heavy machinery to bring down many residential and commercial buildings built encroaching the place near the eastern-most area of the Kangla Nongpok Thong.