River bank caved in
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 07 2014:
Nearly a 200 metre long section of the embankment at Lilong Arapti in Thoubal district, which is the meeting point of the two major rivers namely Imphal and Iril, caved in, posing a serious threat to nearby residents.
"If the two rivers get swollen, our houses will be flooded and washed away," locals said Wednesday.
They said this section of the bank where the two rivers of Imphal and Iril meets often collapsed as the water current hit it hard most of the time.
"We would like to draw the kind attention of the department concerned to ensure timely intervention so that any possible calamity is avoided in the area," the local residents pleaded.
The locals complained that the embankment section at Lilong Arapti has been turned into a bull's eye of the water current since the river bed has not been dredged for many years, disrupting its free flow.
State IFCD should take immediate steps to repair the sunken portion of the embankment or else a disastrous flood is looming large in the area, they warned.