Imphal: Manipur government has declared Friday as Public Holiday in wake of the ‘prevailing situation’ in Manipur. Manipur has been facing heavy rainfall and flood since Monday. An order issued on Thursday stated that in continuation of this government orders declaring Wednesday and Thursday as Public Holidays, and ‘taking into account the prevailing situation’, ceteris…
Imphal: Single-use plastic bottles is a major factor blocking river water flow, leading to floods in Manipur valley areas, said development officer of Environment and Climate Change department, Thaonaojam Alexander on Thursday. People should stop the habit of dumping waste materials, especially used plastic bottles at river banks. Despite the ban on single-use plastic and…
Imphal: Manipur government has extended closure of schools for another two days till Saturday. The schools in the state have been shut down since Tuesday following heavy downpour and subsequent flooding. In view of the worsening flood conditions which has caused the submergence of a vast tract of residential lands and educational institutions alike, and…
N. Munal Meitei, Environmentalist, email-nmunall@yahoo.in The country is celebrating the 75th Vana Mahotsova, the great festival of forests from 1-7 July with the ethos to save the environment and the mother earth. In the meantime, the state is facing with a massive flash flood from overflowing the River banks mainly in Imphal area. Such are…
Imphal: Manipur government has extended public holiday till Thursday in wake of alarming flood in the state. A government order issued on Wednesday said the government declares Thursday as public holiday in continuation of the order served on Tuesday for all government offices including public sector undertakings, corporations, autonomous bodies, societies under the Government of…
Imphal: Severe flooding in Manipur is a fallout of the widespread deforestation, encroachment on the river banks and mass poppy plantation, said Water Resources and Relief and Disaster Management minister Awangbow Newmai on Thursday. “The first priority of Manipur government is to relocate the flood victims to safer places in flood hit area,” said the…
Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited all the like-minded people to help him in his efforts to ensure normalcy and peace in Manipur. The Prime Minister sought for the help during his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address to Parliament in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Recalling his elaborate speech concerning…
N. Munal Meitei, Environmentalist. Email- nmunall@yahoo.in Van Mahotsav, the great festival of forest, celebrated from July 1 to 7 has the ambitions to save the mother Earth. In this festival, 1.43 billion citizens are purposed to plant a sapling to conserve the forests and for greening the motherland. This beautiful initiative surely save the pristine…
Imphal: Manipur government, after announcing school closure in the next two, has announced public holiday with the rising overflow of the rivers. Incessant rains over the last few days have caused overflow of the rivers in Manipur inundating several places in Imphal West, Imphal East, Kangpokpi, Senapati, Thoubal and Bishnupur districts, a government order issued…
Imphal: Water Resource and Relief and Disaster Management minister Awangbow Newmai on Tuesday inspected the overflowing of Imphal river at Kangla, Moirangkhom, Khuman Lampak, Ayangpali Road, Khurai and various other places in and around Imphal areas to prevent flooding. During the visit, Awangbow said that due to the incessant rainfall since Monday some areas of…
