MLA cleanses river to alleviate water crisis
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, March 17 2023:
In a bid to mitigate the hardships being faced by the people of the state due to acute water crisis, Khangabok MLA Okram Surjakumar cleaned Karak River, which runs through the constituency, for a stretch of 2 km from Hayel Loubuk to Arong Turel by using three excavators on Friday.
The MLA took up the initiative with active support from Senior Citizens' Welfare Association, Athokpam Khunou.
Interacting with the media, joint secretary of the association K Muhindro said that Karak River is a tributary of Arong River.
The river has been ignored for long, which left it with dense vegetation and siltation.
Cleaning the river will help in alleviating the hardships being faced by the people due to the present water crisis, he said.
He then appealed to the people living along the river to refrain from dumping wastes and polluting the river.