Paddy yields face sharp decline in Manipur's Ukhrul, Kamjong districts
Ricky Angkang30 Nov 2023
Farmers' hope of a good paddy harvest for the year have been turned upside down with 90 per cent of farmers in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts of Manipur
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Farmers' hope of a good paddy harvest for the year have been turned upside down with 90 per cent of farmers in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts of Manipur
The villagers are repairing the damaged road voluntarily amid the heavy rainfall for the commuters to reach their destination safely and soundly.
Another landslide reoccurred at Gelnal village Tuesday night after the previous one was cleared earlier during the day, according to the the Joint Monitoring Development Committee.
Around 85 houses suffered extensive damages due to the thunderstorm, rendering around 600 people homeless.
Heavy rains and landslides claimed two lives, damaged several roads, houses and vehicles in Meghalaya.
Manipur recorded rainfall of 2.0 mm on Tuesday.
Thunderstorm with lighting is “very likely” at isolated places in Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim on Tuesday.
The Earth Science Ministry stated that heavy rains may cause landslides and inundation of low-lying areas at some places over south Assam, Meghalaya,Tripura and Mizoram during March 30-April 1, 2021.
In 2019, 264 Indians died in landslides, said a report on accidental deaths and suicides in 2019 by the National Crime Records Bureau.
The IMD has issued a yellow watch over Assam and Meghalaya on October 2-3, urging residents to ‘be aware’ of the local weather situation.
The overflowing water from the Tentha Makhas stream has already flooded farms of more than 50 paris (local unit) in Utaobi and Pishakmacha at Tentha village.