Rains wreak havoc along Khuga river
MLA instils ray of hope in CCpur villagers
Source: The Sangai Express / Ninglun Hanghal
CCpur, June 24 2022:
Heavy incessant rain in the past many days has caused havoc and left many people displaced.
Villages along the Eastern Khuga river downstream in Churachandpur's Meitei Christian Leikai, Nengthawng Veng and Kerith Veng were innundated and several homes and agricultural lands were submerged.
The Khuga river that has reached the brim, upto the level of the approach road to these villages is posing a grave danger and fear.
The villages approach road in the present condition is such that it will erode further soon due to the strong river current.
Pedestrains and villagers remain cut off since many days due to the danger posed by the connecting road, that has narrowed due to several erosion in the past years.
Amidst the gloom, villagers today felt a sense of hope when the MLA concerned LM Khaute visited these villages and took stock of the situation.
Villagers also were given immediate relief comprising of food items.
The MLA was accompanied by district administration officials.
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The said villages of Meitei Christian Leikai, Nengthawng Veng and Keirth Veng, along the eastren Khuga river downstream are severely affected every monsoon for over decades.
Every year these villagers are affected by recurring flood and large part of their residing lands and agricultural fields have been submerged and washed away by the river.
Many patta-lands that were surveyed earlier had been submerged by the river.
Many families have fled from their villages as their residential and agriculture lands had been destroyed and submerged by the river.
The strong Khuga river current directly hits the eastern bank causing continuous land and soil erosion at the eastern bank and is always a threat to the villagers.
The villages' life line- Inter Village Road (IVR) is the only communicating line between Churachandpur Lamka Town and the said villages.
This public road is on the eastern bank of the Khuga river and every year huge portion of the connectring road is eroded and carried away by the river current.
Earlier this inter- village public road was motor-able but now it has been narrowed down to just a footpath.
With the spot visit of the LM Khaute and district officials today on June 24, villagers are hopeful that their situation will improve and that every monsoon will no longer cause fear and un-certainity for the people and inhabitants of these villages.
Khaute assured the villagers that he will do all possible to prevent the impact of monsoon every year.
In his interaction with the affected villagers the MLA re-asured that effective measures will be taken up to control and prevent such flood damages in future.
A villager, 75 year old Vialzakham who has been experiencing numerous flood over the years expressed his gratitude.
He said for the past many years we were left to fend for themselves.
No VIPs have come to visit" he said and added "now that the MLA has visited us, we are grateful and look forward to his intervention on the issue soon".
Other villagers, especially the womenfolk expressed confidence in the MLA and that measure such as flood control and effective anti-erosion neasures will be in place soon for the villages.