Committee bans excavation of land at Keirao Bitra village
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 26 2022:
Nongpok Ningthou Panthoibi Development Committee has imposed a ban on excavation of agricultural land at Uran Loukol, Pannung Loukol and Langthrei Loukol under Keirao Bitra village.
In a statement, Nongpok Ningthou Panthoibi Development Committee shared that as per a meeting conducted on April 24, the Committee had resolved to take up appropriate actions against individuals found violating this ban.
The Committee has also instructed the concerned individuals to take permission from the Committee if they need to excavate the land for agricultural purposes even if they are landowners in the aforementioned 'Loukols' .
The Committee said that they arrived at this decision after receiving complaints about uncontrolled land excavation in the area causing unmitigated damage to the agricultural lands leaving them unfit for farming.
The Committee also alleged that certain landowners have made a business out of digging up their fields and selling off the excavated soil.
Calling this situation unfortunate, the Committee urged the relevant authorities to take up action against the perpetrators and resolve this issue once and for all.