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“We’re signing this historic MoU to protect and conserve Loktak, which is a wetland of international importance as a ‘social and scientific responsibility’ as part of the citizen science programmes..."
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 cleanliness drive along the stretch of Nambul river at Haobam Marak Ngangom Leikai, Imphal West was conducted as a part of celebrating BJP’s 42nd foundation day.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav visits Keibul Lamjao National Park and Loktak Lake on Monday
Without developing Manipur and the rest of the Northeast, the development of this country is meaningless, said Union Minister of State Ashwini Kumar Choubey, who is on a two-day visit to Imphal.
Alerting the fishing community about the onslaught of drugs menace which silently victimizes the people, the demonstrators appealed to take pledge in keeping the Loktak Lake free from drugs.
Often pushed to the edge, womenfolk of the fishing community of Champu Khangpok floating village take the lead to protect the beautiful Loktak lake that is not merely a scenic recreational spot for tourists and visitors, but is also a living civilisation and a page of history.
The newly found phumdi or floating biomass measures around 20 hectares in area, officials said.
After the construction of the dam over Ithai Barrage in 1979, around 83, 000 hectares of agricultural land got submerged in water, said a release.
