Heavy rains flood houses, paddy fields at Thoubal
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, July 28 2015:
About 500 paris of paddy field and several houses at Sangaiyumpham and Tentha villages have been flooded as Wangjing river overflowed due to incessant rainfall in the last few days, our correspondent reports.
Around 2am today, the Wangjing river overflowed in between Lamding and Sangaiyumpham area flooding adjoining roads, houses and paddy fields.
The flood water measured about 3 feet above the road surface, sources said.
Thoubal Zilla Parishad former adhyaksha Ataur Rehman, Sangaiyumpham part 1 pradhan nominee Azad Khan, former Wangjing Tentha kendra Minister Moirangthem Hemanta and Khangabok Block Congress youth co-ordinator Okram Surjakumar alias Kennedy utilised JCBs and Tata vehicles to reduce the flow of water.
Local clubs and villagers are voluntarily taking out measures to control the situation.
The State Government has not responded to the situation yet.
Ataur Rehman has expressed concern that the situation may worsen in case the water level continues to rise.