TODAY -

Irrelevance of 66 MW Loktak Downstream HEP in Manipur

Jiten Yumnam *

 leimatak River - to be submerged by proposed 66 MW Loktak Downstream Hydro project in Manipur
Leimatak River - to be submerged by proposed 66 MW Loktak Downstream Hydro project in Manipur



Media reported that the Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Corporation Ltd has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Manipur State Power Distribution Company Ltd (MSPDCL) for 66 MW Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Project on 31st August 2020. According to the PPA, the Government of Manipur envisaged to purchase the entire power to be generated by the project .

The terms and conditions of PPA and cost of per unit power to be purchased by the Government remains concealed. For long, the Government refused to sign the PPA due to the high cost of the power per unit cost. The NHPC has long pressured the Government to sign the PPA for the project.

Introduction: The 66 MW Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Project (LDP) project is proposed as a run of the river scheme intending to utilize the tail race discharge from the powerhouse of the 105 MW Loktak Multipurpose Hydroelectric project (Loktak HEP) along with the inflow of the River Leimatak for power generation.

A 28 meters high barrage over the Leimatak River near Tousang Khunou Village will be built for the project. The project cost is Rs. 867.77 crores as of 2006 . The project cost of LDP stands at Rs. 1250 crores by 2015 , which increased to Rs. 1391.65 Crores by December 2018.

After the MoU for the Loktak Downstream Project was signed between the Government of Manipur and the NHPC on 26 September 2008, the Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Corporation Limited (LDHCL) was formed as a joint venture company of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) with stake of 74% and Government of Manipur with a stake 26% for implementation of the proposed project. The LDHCL is a subsidiary company of NHPC Limited .

The 59th meeting of Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, held from 20th till 21st July 2012 recommended environmental clearance for the project . Concerns persists that the Stage - 1 Forest Clearance has been cleared to divert 211.50 hectares of forest on 3 March 2011 without adhering to Forest Rights Act, 2006 .

The LDHCL maintained that the total catchment area of the project span over 554 Sq.km and the land requirement is 211.50 hectares, including wet paddy fields on river bed of Leimatak River, agriculture land and forest, which affected communities, viz, Rongmei tribe rely for their subsistence.

Delays in PPA signing and JICA financing Plan: The initiation of the Loktak Downstream Project has been delayed as the NHPC and the Manipur Government failed to sign the power purchase agreement (PPA) till July 2020. The high power tariff of Loktak Downstream Project at around Rs 6.17 per unit as of 2017, was key reason for the refusal of Manipur Government sign the PPA.

In 2015, the former Power Minister of the Government of India earlier asked the Government of Manipur and NHPC to reduce the power tariff to Rs 5.30 per unit as Rs 400 crores would be given as grant by Central Government.

The NHPC in July 2006 LSO urged the Government of Manipur to relinquish its 12% free power entitlement from the 90 MW Loktak downstream power project to bring down the cost of the power and to optimize the estimated implementation cost and the electricity tariff for the project . In lieu, NHPC proposed that the state government may take up equity in the project.

For long, NHPC has been pressuring the Manipur Government to sign the PPA as soon as possible but the latter contended that the power tariff is higher than admissible. The Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Mr. Joshi of NHPC again met the Chief Minister of Manipur, Mr N. Biren on 14 December 2017 pursuing for an early commencement of the construction of LDP over the Leimatak River .

However, the PPA was finally signed on 31st August 2020, with Manipur Government agreeing to purchase entire power from the project. Earlier, the Government of Meghalaya and Tripura signed PPA on 20 June 2003 and 19 June 2003 for purchase of power from the project.

In February 2018, media reported that the Government of India sought financial assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to fund the LDP. On pretext that the power tariff would be too high when the project is funded by the Government of India, an alternative of seeking the necessary fund from JICA has been explored .

The Government maintained that if the project is funded by JICA whose interest is exceptionally low, the power tariff can be reduced to Rs 5 per unit. The plan to pursue financing from JICA indeed laid bare the challenges in financing process of LDP.

Public Hearing: Earlier, an environment Public Hearing for the LDP project was conducted on 7 June 2011 at Longjang (Thangal) village in Tamenglong district, Manipur. The Environment Impact Assessment and Environment Management Plan has not been furnished. The project area falls in high seismic zone V. Civil societies attending the hearing expressed concerns with multifaceted impacts of the project.

Representatives of Zeliangrong Students Union, landowner of Toushang Village, Soubung village, Chakanglong Peidai, Taoshang village etc raised concerns at the hearing. Many villagers who attended the public hearing also expressed support to the project without gaining access to pertinent information on impacts of the project. Clearly, the adherence to free, prior, and informed consent of the affected communities remains another concern.

Impacts: The project authorities outlined that at least 705 families will be affected due to loss of their right over forest land for the LDP. The project authorities have been building the road from Tupul to Thangal Village for a total length of 97.91 kms to aid construction of the Dam, powerhouse, and pump House.

The forest areas required is 40.9 hectares for the road from Tupul to Dam site, for road from Dam site to Powerhouse and for diversion of forest for construction of road from Pump House to Irang River. Another 144 hectares of land has been identified for compensatory afforestation for the loss of 72 hectares of forest land at Thangal Village to be acquired for the road expansion for the project .

Earlier, a group of affected villagers of Taosang Village filed a case against the step taken by the Government for resurvey for which the Gauhati High Court stayed the same. The survey and other works were suspended for quite some time due to the Court's interventions .

The Citizens Concern for Dam and Development (CCDD) on 15 December 2017 condemned the pursuance of the Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC, in his meeting with Chief Minister of Manipur to commence construction of LDP. CCDD stated pursuance of LDP by using water discharge from Loktak project is a disregard of the call of people of Manipur to decommission Ithai Barrage of the Loktak HEP.

The release of water from Leimatak Power station of Loktak project affected the water flow of the Leimatak River. The LDP project will further worsen the downstream impacts of Ithai Barrage. A man identified Jianthailung Riame (28 yrs) s/o Langangdaipou Riamei of Soubunglong Part-II village under Khoupum Sub-Division of Noney district lost his life while crossing the Leimatak River in June 2020, as the river current turned violent due to opening of shutter of the Power Station of Loktak project .

The LDP will lead to further militarization as the project authorities insisted to raise four battalions of security forces to protect the project and to protect establishment of related infrastructures like road from Tupul to the project site at Thangal village.

As per the agreement between Government of Manipur and NHPC signed on 12 February 1999, provision of necessary security arrangement is the responsibility of Government of Manipur. One battalion of CRPF was to be deployed in the project area from 1 October 2000 to enable Border Road Organization build the Tupul to Thangal road. NHPC is slated to bear the cost of the deployment of the battalion estimated at Rs.112 Crores .

Loktak Downstream Project and Ithai Barrage: The NHPC's push for LDP comes at a time, when indigenous peoples call for review and decommissioning of the controversial Ithai Barrage of the Loktak HEP intensified in Manipur. The NHPC's push for LDP is notwithstanding the appraisal of the Chief Minister of Manipur to the Prime Minister of India on 2 August 2017 to remove the Ithai Barrage to prevent the recurrent flood situation in Manipur .

The Governor of Manipur even join the call to decommission the Ithai Barrage considering the impacts of Loktak HEP project . The NHPC officials conceitedly rebuffed the call of the people of Manipur to decommission Ithai Barrage as emanating from ignorance.

Bedi Ram, the project head of the Loktak HEP project, defended the Ithai Barrage maintaining that the opposition to the Ithai Barrage stemmed from "ignorance" . Such statement of NHPC confirms the irresponsibility and unaccountability of companies like NHPC in Manipur.

The construction of LDP will worsen and prolong the suffering inflicted by Ithai Barrage. The Loktak project instead of irrigating 50,000 hectares of agriculture land submerged more than 50,000 hectares of agriculture land and reducing Manipur to a food dependent state. Villages residing close to Ithai Barrage, such as Laphupat Tera, Khordak Nongmaikhong, Arong, Ithai Wakokpi, Kumbi, Thanga etc complained of repeated flooding and widespread loss of their properties due to the impoundment of water by Ithai Barrage.

NHPC rather than assuming responsibility for the violations and the destruction of Loktak wetlands insisted on construction of additional mega dams in Manipur. The NHPC also downplayed the various academic researches and write ups detailing the Loktak projects' impacts on the people, flora, fauna and culture in Manipur .

The Loktak HEP Project, commissioned in 1983 has been operating for almost Four (4) decades without guidelines on the functioning of the project. There has been no holistic and detailed impact assessment due to the continued operation of both Loktak HEP and the LDP. A continued operation of Ithai Barrage to operate the Loktak downstream project would further devastate Loktak Wetlands, aggravating livelihood loss for communities.

To consolidate profiting from the land and resources of Manipur, the NHPC aggressively pursues the Loktak downstream project. NHPC continues to reap maximum profit while destroying communities' livelihood and Loktak wetlands. Loktak HEP project is major sources of profit for NHPC, but for the people, the project is a simply a symbol of exploitation and plunder of Manipur's land and resources.

Unviability of Hydropower Project: The plan to build the Loktak downstream project need to consider the increased unviability of building large dams. For long, the 66 MW Loktak Downstream Project has been delayed as the NHPC and the Manipur Government failed to sign the PPA, due to high cost of per unit power.

The power tariff of Loktak Downstream Project would be around Rs 6.17 per unit as of 2018, which is comparatively high, prompting Manipur Government to desist from signing PPA with NHPC. When the LDP project was approved by the Government in 1999 at a cost of Rs. 697.67 crores, the corresponding tariff at that time was Rs 4.10 per unit . With the project cost standing around 1500 Crores at 2020, the cost of power per unit cost is slated to increase further.

The per unit price of power from hydel projects is much higher than the solar tariffs, which declined to Rs. 3 in July 2019 as compared to Rs. 4 from hydel power in India . Indeed, India's solar power tariffs hit a record low of Rs 2.36 per kilowatt per hour during a bid by Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd on 30 June 2020 .

The per unit cost of solar power is set to fall to as low as Rs 1.9 per unit over the next decade through 2030 in India with new technologies boosting efficiency levels . Building hydropower projects is no longer cost effective.

Building a hydel plant can cost Rs 7 to 9 crores per MW, compared with Rs 3.5-4 crores per MW for solar energy. As such, building hydro projects is unviable commercially. One need to ponder the commercial feasibility of large dams like 1500 MW Tipaimukh dam that will requires massive investment of over 10,000 crores rupees by 2020.

Conclusions:

The signing of MoU and PPA for Loktak Downstream project need a clear reflection to address the prolonged demands of the indigenous peoples of Manipur to decommission the Ithai Barrage of 105 MW Loktak HEP Project.

With the Government of Manipur agreeing to purchase the entire power from the Loktak downstream project, the ultimate question is whether it will economical or at a loss of State exchequer. The Government of Haryana refused to purchase power from 1200 MW Teesta III Hydroelectric project due to the high cost the power despite the PPA signed earlier.

NHPC is least bothered of the untold suffering inflicted by its Loktak HEP. NHPC today becomes a perfect symbol of corporate arrogance, blatant disregard of peoples' voices and arbitration of all human rights norms.

Entrusting the rivers, land and forest of Manipur to an unaccountable corporate body like the NHPC to build more dams like the 66 MW Loktak Downstream project and 1500 MW Tipaimukh dam over Leimatak and Barak Rivers would be suicidal for the people and environment of Manipur.

With the push for 66 MW Loktak Downstream Project, NHPC proves its vision of development are detached from the development needs of the people of Manipur. The dismal performance of NHPC, its unaccountability and disrespect of indigenous peoples are reasons rife to restrict it from Manipur.

The construction of LDP project is irrational as the premise of utilizing water discharged from 105 MW Loktak HEP Project would only mean continued suffering of communities and total devastation of Loktak wetlands ecosystem in Manipur.

The Loktak HEP project also failed to provide irrigation water as originally planned, in addition to the livelihood impacts and human rights violations on indigenous communities depending on Loktak wetlands for survival.

The Government of Manipur and Government of India should urgently initiate steps to review and decommission the Ithai Barrage of Loktak project conceding the prolonged demands of the people of Manipur, instead of insisting on construction of another unsustainable dam project.

The Government of Manipur should review and revoke the Power Purchasing Agreement with NHPC, given the high cost and lack of feasibility of the proposed 66 MW Loktak Downstream project. The MoU signed for the project should be revoked. The construction of the project is still pre-mature and the continued operation of 105 MW Loktak Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project and the project together will intensify suffering of communities.

The proposed financing request by the Government of India to Japan International Cooperation Agency for Loktak downstream project should be stopped, considering the larger implications and human rights violations unleashed by hydropower projects in Manipur like the Loktak Project and the Mapithel dam and further, the unaccountability of corporate bodies. The JICA should stop financing dams in Manipur and related supporting infrastructure as mega dams have caused enough hardship, much inconveniences and sufferings to the people of Manipur.

The increased irrationality of hydel projects as energy source amidst the growing viability of alternative options like solar energy need be carefully considered to achieve energy sustainability in Manipur. Destruction of Manipur's land and resources for the profit of irresponsible multinational companies like NHPC should be stopped forever.

The failure and irrationality of dams and wastage of scarce public resources to build such unsustainable projects with multifaceted implications on people and environment in Manipur need be fully reviewed. Recognition of indigenous peoples' development wishes and Self determined rights is crucial in all development decision making and processes.

References :

1. 2020, September 2. Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Project: LDHCL signs power purchase agreement with MSPDCL. Imphal Free Press.
2. "Feasibility of Loktak Downstream Project discussed in Public Hearing", Kangla Online, 8 June 2011
3. "Loktak Downstream Project likely to take off soon", The Sangai Express, May 9, 2017
4. http://ldhcl.nic.in/?page_id=6
5. Report of the 59th meeting of EAC of the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, held on 20 - 21st July 2012
6. "Loktak Downstream Project in jeopardy", The Sangai Express, August 23, 2017
7. 27 July 2006. NHPC Pleas Manipur to forsake its share of free power from 90 MW Loktak power project. Infraline
http://www.infraline.com/(S(2it5tc55grtsz445feulwnqn))/power/hydro/Centre/NHPCLoktakHEP.aspx
8. "CMD of NHPC Ltd calls on CM" the Imphal Free Press, 15 December 2017
https://www.ifp.co.in/item/5848-cmd-of-nhpc-ltd-calls-on-cm
9. Loktak Downstream Project in jeopardy, the Sangai Express, 23 August 2017
10. Form A, PWD seeking Forest Clearance from MoEFCC, India for diversion of 72 hectares of forest for road construction for 66 MW Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric project dated 9 August 2012.
http://forestsclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFormA/51118121612131FormA.PDF
11. Prime Minister's Special Project in Limbo in Manipur, Bit Irom, 21 April 2002
12. 14th June 2020. "Man traceless after falling into river". The Peoples Chronicle
http://www.thepeopleschronicle.in/daily/english/7701
13. (2006). Loktak Downstream HEP. Infraline.
http://www.infraline.com/(S(2it5tc55grtsz445feulwnqn))/power/hydro/Centre/NHPCLoktakHEP.aspx
14. CM Biren calls for review of Loktak project, removal of Ithai barrage NE floods PM announces Rs 2,000 crores relief, the Sangai Express, 2 August 2017.
http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=1..020817.aug17
15. "Najma for decommissioning Ithai Barrage, The Sangai Express, 20 September 2017
16. Manipur asks for a review after the ruling BJP wants Loktak hydroelectricity project broken down, 12 August 2017, the Scroll.in
17. "Loktak Lake and Manipuri Lifeworld", edited by Shukhdeba Sharma Hanjabam, A. Koireng and RK Ranjan, published 2014
18. Loktak Downstream runs into PPA wall, the Sangai Express, 12 February 2018
http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/loktak-downstream-runs-ppa-wall/
19. 27 July 2006. NHPC Pleas Manipur to forsake its share of free power from 90 MW Loktak power project. Infraline
http://www.infraline.com/(S(2it5tc55grtsz445feulwnqn))/power/hydro/Centre/NHPCLoktakHEP.aspx
20. "Hydel power in India is growing at the slowest pace", By G Seetharaman, The Economic Times.
21. (2020, July 1). Solar power tariff hits record low, sparks worry about coal's future. Down to Earth.
22. "Solar Power Cost Will Fall to Rs 1.9 Per Unit in India by 2030: TERI", February 14, 2019,


* Jiten Yumnam wrote this article for e-pao.net
The writer can be contacted at mangangmacha(AT)gmail(DOT)com
This article was webcasted on September 28 2020.



* Comments posted by users in this discussion thread and other parts of this site are opinions of the individuals posting them (whose user ID is displayed alongside) and not the views of e-pao.net. We strongly recommend that users exercise responsibility, sensitivity and caution over language while writing your opinions which will be seen and read by other users. Please read a complete Guideline on using comments on this website.




LATEST IN E-PAO.NET
  • Birth of Seven Salai: Fungga Wari
  • Violence in Manipur 2023 :: News Timeline
  • Internet ban in Manipur impact remote worker
  • An eye for an eye makes everybody blind
  • Concern over ongoing conflict in Manipur
  • In Search of Peace Amid Chaos :: Poem
  • Skills-based Education in Fashion
  • Meiteira ? Eishu Churachandpur dagini
  • Floral Tribute: 4 Meetei killed : Gallery
  • What exactly happened on 3rd May 2023
  • Licypriya Kangujam meets Pope Francis
  • One invisible root cause of Meitei-Kuki clash
  • International Day of UN Peacekeeper
  • Gun shots and exams
  • Violence unlikely to cease
  • Landscape: Phuba Thapham : Gallery
  • Commencement of genocide campaign
  • World Environment Day 2023
  • Poppy plantation & narco terrorism
  • How to become a cyber security expert
  • No end in sight to violence
  • Time to validate reservation in health sector
  • Women CSOs meet Amit Shah : Gallery
  • Who is the Troublemaker in Manipur ?
  • Global Manipur Federation Established
  • Amit Shah Ji made it very clear
  • Beekeeping for a successful sweet revolution
  • Upward tick of body bags
  • Beginning of Life in the UK #5
  • Joseph's Son Premiere @Shanghai Film Fest
  • Memorandum to Union Home Minister
  • India's Act East Policy and its Influence on NE
  • Amit Shah plans to bring violence to an end
  • Women in civil services (Administrative)
  • High expectation, minimal crisis measures
  • A Voice From Khurkhul
  • Has appeasement towards Kuki backfired ?
  • Roaring through the Frontier
  • 3rd June is World Bicycle Day
  • Witnessing the resurgence
  • Setting the narratives right
  • Pinning hope on judicial probe to end crisis
  • Human-chain @ Keishampat #1 : Gallery
  • Wanted : The Idea of Manipur
  • Post of DGP Manipur
  • Fallout a legacy of colonial British rule #2
  • Workshop: Integration of Communication
  • Union Home Minister's visit is a step too late
  • Manipur in flames since one month
  • Random use of firearms debunks communal
  • Amit Shah visit to Manipur [31 May] : Gallery
  • Fallout a legacy of colonial British rule #1
  • Day 3 report of Amit Shah's visit
  • 8000 surrender since 2014; Manipur burning
  • Breast Cancer! What all you need to know
  • No magic formula spelt out
  • Armed attacks corroborate irrelevance of ST
  • Singju Fest @Heingang #2 : Gallery
  • June Calendar for Year 2023 : Tools
  • Memorandum to Union Home Minister
  • Condemned Vandal, Media Misinformation
  • The voice of India's traditional handlooms
  • Amit Shah in town
  • Task cut out for Centre to prevent battle
  • A family of painters & their works
  • Peace first - Solution next
  • Concern over ongoing ethnic violence
  • Condemnation of Act by Armed Militants
  • Nation building through Jan Bhagidari
  • Playing the victim card
  • Internet ban serving no real purpose
  • Relief camp @ Khundrakpam #2 : Gallery
  • How Nehru accepted ... a religious head
  • Observation of present unrest in Manipur #2
  • When rage hijacks sanity
  • Why internationationalisation of education
  • A case of Nero fiddled while Rome burnt ?
  • Beginning of Life in the UK #4
  • The Good Old Days :: Poem
  • Status of Mithun farming in NE
  • Beauty essentials for your holiday
  • Chaudhary Charan: The Voice of Rural India
  • Manipur crisis on centre's menu, at last
  • Curfew : Night time in Imphal : Gallery
  • Manipur turmoil - Dynamics and misgivings
  • Debate on Art 371-C, new facet to violence
  • Sausage as a value added product
  • Gender & anti-corruption : G-20 Agenda
  • Waiting for the Union Home Minister
  • Insecurity among MLAs as violence continues
  • Advanced INA Headquarters, Moirang #2
  • Mt. Khangchendzonga and me
  • Awakening call to our leaders :: Poem
  • The unseen costs of Internet shutdown
  • An open letter to PM Narendra Modi
  • Best choice of career options after 12th Arts
  • Time to think for the children
  • Gunmen loose in foothill, military in city
  • Sit-in-Protest [21 May] : Gallery
  • Manipur situation mentioned at UN
  • Observation of present unrest in Manipur #1
  • Man, woman, sex, sexuality and the truth
  • Japanese koi fish: Farming in Manipur
  • Khurakki Eena Lai Saba
  • Time to tilt the balance
  • The Story of Leishemba : Fungga Wari #2
  • Press Meet at Dispur Press Club, Guwahati
  • Condemns assault on media by armed forces
  • What/who is tearing Manipur apart ?
  • The fast & ugly spread on social media
  • Separate admin: Acceptable to the Nagas?
  • Task for men in uniform to restore peace
  • HSE 2023 Toppers :: Science
  • HSE 2023 Toppers :: Arts
  • HSE 2023 Toppers :: Commerce
  • Why should Meitei be included in ST list?
  • Books are our Best Friends
  • Forced peace not viable line
  • Expansionism agenda at play
  • Sit-in-Protest @ Ima Keithel : Gallery
  • International Tea Day : Jimli
  • CSO meet at Manipuri Basti, Guwahati
  • History - A New Perspective :: Poem
  • Posers to New Delhi and Imphal
  • Beginning of Life in the UK #3
  • Silent murmurs longing for answers
  • Perturbed about the future of Manipur
  • Take immediate action to bring normalcy
  • Can Myanmar-B'desh cooperate in disaster
  • Reopen national highways before it's too late
  • Tree's greatest strength lie in its roots
  • Press Conference at Press Club of India
  • Solidarity meet in support of women wrestlers
  • Management of Fall Armyworm
  • Benefit & drawback of Taka-Rupee exchange
  • Time to set right the narrative
  • Sit-in-Protest in Imphal : Gallery
  • Writer of 'CCpur da khundariba Meetei sing'
  • Landing in Sikkim, 1983
  • Request for lifting ban on Internet
  • Farm income through efficient farm mgmt #2
  • Condemns rape of a minor girl in Assam
  • SoO pact under scanner
  • Price of cooked up stories & hatred
  • Angamba & Samuel: Friendship beyond riot
  • Supreme Court ruling on Manipur High Court
  • Bijou Thangjam in Kannada film: Chilli Chicken
  • Do you want a "New Nagaland" ?
  • Our nurses, our future
  • Attempt to seize ancestral Meetei land
  • Significant stand of TNL
  • Relief camp @ Khundrakpam #1 : Gallery
  • Featured Front Page Photo 2023 #2: Gallery
  • Instigating violence for narrow political gain
  • Agri-Tourism: Approach to rural development
  • Manipur on the boil since May 3
  • Time for introspection on communal riot
  • Ground assessment to expose riot plotters
  • Relief camp @ Moirang #2 : Gallery
  • Appeal to people who are blocking highway
  • Plantation drive of medicinal plants
  • People spirit to help each other shone bright
  • Useful tips for healthy teeth & a happy smile
  • Suspension of internet
  • Violence subsides, tension persists
  • The Story of Leishemba : Fungga Wari #1
  • Mother's Day calls for Peace
  • Farm income through efficient farm mgmt #1
  • Nari Shakti : Empowering the Nation
  • From streets to political corridor
  • Onus on SF to justify normalcy claims
  • Beginning of Life in the UK #2
  • Impact of Internet Ban on Students
  • An open letter to citizens of Manipur
  • Help Rebuild Manipur
  • Nutrition garden for food security
  • Condemns lack of efforts by state govt
  • Curtain Story
  • Shirui Lily Fest 2022 #2 : Gallery
  • The only way forward is peaceful coexistence
  • Advancing Indo-Naga peace process
  • The courage to be 'yourself'
  • Mass culturing technique of nematode
  • 3 decades of Panchayati Raj Institutions
  • Blacking out stand of 10 MLAs
  • Need to present a strong case
  • Bye to cashless transactions for now
  • Accelerate probe into communal clash
  • Mithingai Amagi Meeshi @ Drama : Gallery
  • Fight to end corporate capture of healthcare
  • Mother to all :: Poem
  • International Nurses Day - 12 May
  • NPF condemns same sex Marriage: Azo
  • Commercialized artificial insemination in pig
  • Not all in designated camps
  • Relief camp @ Moirang #1 : Gallery
  • Mass gathering for peace & harmony at Pune
  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind :: Rvw
  • 'Demographic threat' to indigenous inhabitant
  • Galvanising Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
  • Uneasy calm as state limps back to normalcy
  • Probe inevitable to expose mayhem instigator
  • Time to focus on rehabilitation
  • Spare women and children, medical
  • Kangkum Village in Kamjong : Gallery
  • Appeal to all the people of Manipur
  • Genesis of Manipur crisis
  • Of people and communities
  • Scholarship for civil service aspirants
  • Understanding IES/ISS Examinations
  • Catalyst & solutions to ethnic clashes
  • Appeal to restore normalcy in Manipur
  • We need groundwater in Manipur
  • Just a little courage for the word 'No'
  • Working journalist movement
  • To SC against HC directive
  • 'Peace Appeal' by Women of Northeast
  • Celebrities urge national media not to publish...
  • To our Brothers and Sisters in Manipur
  • Calling for peace and relief
  • Importance of post harvest technology
  • Watermelon a Summer fruit
  • From May 3, 1993 to the present
  • COVID-19 : Impact in Manipur :: News Timeline
  • Beginning of Life in the UK #1
  • Ishanou : Film recognised as World Classic
  • Meghalaya government launches helpline
  • Manipur & NE - PM's favourite on MKB
  • Comfort Zone and Days of Yore :: Poem
  • Singiri Kona, the solitude Narasimha Temple
  • Advanced INA Headquarters, Moirang #1
  • Candle light vigil at Delhi
  • Restore calm & prevent further escalation
  • Appeal to give up violence
  • Refrain from violence
  • How to go for quick revision for JEE Advanced
  • It is not Tribals Vs Meiteis
  • MANITEX @ Nilakuthi #5 : Gallery
  • Lui-ngai-ni@ Chandel #2 : Gallery
  • Khongjom Day @ Khebaching : Gallery
  • 100th Episode of 'Maan Ki Baat' : Gallery
  • Id-ul-Fitr @ Imphal #2 : Gallery
  • Mangka tour of Switzerland & France : Gallery
  • Houses @ Thalon, Tamenglong #2 : Gallery
  • Downloadable Manipuri Calendar for 2023