Heat affected fields inspected
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 10 2018:
A team of Minor Irrigation Department engineers led by its Chief Engineer H Brojendro has inspected the water supply works (irrigation) at paddy filed in Bishnupur district today.
Due to lack of rain and water in the fields at Kumbi and Wangoo, the department has been pumping water from Khuga river to the dry paddy fields under RLI scheme.
The team inspected various paddy fields located in Kumbi AC including Salam Konjil, Litan Makhong, Litan Machin, Uyung Makhong, Sagolpat and Kumbi Setpu.
During the inspection, the team came across few harvested fields.
Majority of the fields are facing water shortage.
Speaking to media persons, one of the farmers lauded the Minor Irrigation Department for giving a positive response to the complaint of farmers in time and saving the crops from drying up.
Chief Engineer H Brojendro said that the department has installed water pumps in more than 20 places.
Saying that the department does not have sufficient pumps to cover all the affected areas, he added the department is in process to supply required pumps to more than 20 places in Imphal East.
The farmers of Mayang Imphal applauded the department for the successful implementation of double cropping in Mayang Imphal under RLI scheme, he said.