Human activities, climate pressures worsen Manipur flood situation - Meghalaya Monitor

Human activities, climate pressures worsen Manipur flood situation - Meghalaya Monitor

Donald Takhell/Mongabay India On the afternoon of September 14, four gates of the Mapithel dam in Manipur were suddenly opened, leading to flooding in the downstream villages across the Thoubal river basin. The sudden release of water inundated paddy fields, fish farms, and households, sweeping away two elderly persons who later died. The president of the Manipur Congress and an elected representative of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, Keisha…