As thousands are evacuated, shelter camps run dry of water
B Rakesh Sharma8 May 2023
Shelter camps in violence-hit Manipur do not have enough tanks to store waters for the increasing number of evacuated lot.
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Shelter camps in violence-hit Manipur do not have enough tanks to store waters for the increasing number of evacuated lot.
Rampant deforestation and clearing of hill ranges for poppy plantation causing acute shortage of water, says CAFPD Minister L Susindro.
Experts opine that by 2025, the country will be facing an acute water crisis if no preventive measures are taken today. Hence, the need of the hour is environmentally sustainable development of river resource.
Manipur CM Biren said the water supply scheme taken up by the state government with the support of New Development Bank is almost on the verge of completion.
It is high time the state government and dam building giants like NHPC review the plan of constructing 66 MW Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Project and 70 MW Nungleiband dam project in the interest of protecting the inherent rights and free natural flow of Leimatak River.
The Manipur High Court has ordered department of PHED, Manipur to publish the contact numbers of executive engineers concerned in local dailies within a week's time.
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The water tanks were donated especially for the people who come to get vaccinated at the hospital
The water tank with a capacity of 10 kilo litere was constructed under 69 Battalion CRPF CAP 2020-21.
Over 100 households in Langol hill range are dependent on natural springs for water and food security.
The trend of filling up ponds for development or housing activities has resulted in water scarcity in urban areas of Imphal valley in Manipur.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said every Hydro-Electric Project (HEP) irrespective of the date of its commission, is under an obligation to release minimum water downstream.
'Working in a healthcare facility without water, sanitation and hygiene is akin to sending nurses and doctors to work without personal protective equipment'.
Environmentalists in Manipur, in conversation with IFP, pointed out the need to dig into the root cause of water problem, saying hill people are not responsible for degrading of forest areas that has destroyed water sources in the state.