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Several farmer bodies in Manipur have urged the state government to conduct a survey of the affected cultivation land due to the ongoing crisis in the state and to arrange alternative crops for farmers.
"VIPs and affluent people in the state are buying agricultural land and using them for constructions beyond the permit of the state government," alleges LOUSAL..
Several VIPs and affluent people buy agricultural land for constructions beyond permit in Manipur, says LOUSAL, a farmers group.
LOUSAL president Mutum Churamani said an agriculture officer of Thoubal district gave permission and order for digging paddy land in front paddy fields of Phundrei and Langathel villages.
LOUSAL president Mutum Churamani said that the land area of paddy fields is decreasing every year due to encroachment or being turned into land for houses or fish farms.
Several unions and organisations resolved to demand scrapping of the controversial LDA and constituting a new body or bodies having scientific temperament and focused on sustainable livelihoods of the local communities.
The state government should disclose the amount of urea used in poppy cultivation in the said inquiry report, LOUSAL stated.
