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Pangkotphai village chief Deha Chongloi said that the waterfall under the provision of Tamenglong district DC had been handed over to Phaitoul segment ADC executive member as he could not keep up with the necessary maintenance of the waterfall.
Awangbow said that the main role of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) is to provide relief funds to the people affected by natural calamities and to rescue them from disaster sites by the State Disaster Response Force.
Minister Awangbow said that newly procured water pumps have been installed and assured that water woes of the farmers will be reduced once the transformers are installed.
The search operation to trace the remaining missing bodies at the landslide-affected site at Makhuam (Marangching) village in Noney district has been called off on Wednesday.
“We have decided to officially call off the search operation by Wednesday evening. But the final decision will be taken after consultation with the chief minister on Wednesday."
On the 12th day of the operation on Monday, two bodies and the missing body parts of an NF Railway employee, whose body was recovered on July 9, were retrieved. Nine bodies still remain untraceable so far.
IFP Impact: Manipur Disaster Management Minister Awangbow Newmai and MLA Noorul Hassan inspected degraded bank of Iril River on Thursday, and said that an expert team will undertake scientific study to address the issue..
Regular funds as well as additional funds have been coming to the district, in the name of its backwardness, Disaster Management Minister Awongbow Newmai said.
The minister said that experts from Mumbai are doing the estimate for the utilisation of the dam water for drinking and irrigation purposes.
A ‘State Level Mock Exercise on Earthquake Disaster-Scenario: M 7.2 Earthquake; North-West of Imphal near Noney Village’ was held at Hatta Kongjeibung in Imphal East on Thursday.
At least 12 major cases and 14 minor case patients were operated on Wednesday night.
Forest Minister Awangbow Newmai on Saturday appealed to the public not to hurt the sentiment of the people over Mt Koubru issue.
The inaugural day was also attended by officials and staff of the Sericulture department including director S Kunjakishore Singh; deputy director Ch Harendrakumar Singh among others.
Newmai visited the Seri-farms located at Kairembikhok, Tekcham, Kuraopokpi, Heirok, Uyal and Athokpam in Thoubal district on Tuesday.
The minister visited farms located at Nachou Panthong, Kha Potsangbam, Ningthoukhong Khakhunou, Phubala, Tronglaobi, Moirang Khunou, Kumbi, Terakhong Kumbi, Haotak, Sagolpat and Torbung Bangla.
The forest minister stressed that awareness needs to be raised among the people and failure to act immediately may lead to extinction of many animals and birds species.
