The Protection Committee of Yaral to Gurupat Loukol cautions against closing of canal
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 30 2020:
The Protection Committee of Yaral to Gurupat Loukol has demanded that the public canal which has been closed off in the name of development of wet-land by Directorate of Environment and Ecology wing along with some private fish cultivators and also the construction of dam at inappropriate places by the Minor Irrigation Department, be opened up at the earliest.
The statement by the committee stated that the closing of the canal has adversely affected the farmers who depend on the canal, and are also extremely worried in case of heavy downpour which will result in flooding of the paddy farms.
The committee has cautioned that if their demand is not met, then the concerned Department(s) will be responsible for any unwanted in cident(s) that may arise.