Clean Imphal River campaign continues in Kangpokpi
Source: Chronicle News Service

Kangpokpi, October 14 2022: As part of the "Clean Imphal River Campaign" Kangpokpi Forest department, civil society organisations (CSOs) of Kangpokpi and district police embarked on cleaning the River, locally known as Gundung on October 10 .

The personnel and volunteers of Forest department, CSOs, and district police collected waste materials from the Koubru Laikha (Phoibi) section of Gundung as it is a popular picnic spot and lot of littering around.

The collected wastes were then properly disposed of.

Earlier, before cleaning of the river, CSOs of Kangpokpi and Forest department had a friendly football match at dreamland turf at Champhai in connection with the celebration of 67th Wildlife Week, 2022 followed by an awareness seminar on the protection and conservation of the wildlife of the state at T Waichong on October 7 as part of the celebration.

Kangpokpi Forest department divisional forest officer (DFO) N Ganesh highlighted the importance of rivers in the state and said that Imphal valley is entirely dependent on rivers flowing from the hills and it has become very important that these rivers be given proper attention to prevent future water scarcity.

He continued that by improving the rivers, communities are also able to experience the benefits of recreation.

The DFO then appealed to the public not to throw garbage or litter river banks but to be responsible picnic goers.

Meanwhile, Thadou Inpi also launched the Clean Imphal River Campaign from Kalapahar to Koubru Laikha under the state government's River Rejuvenation Programme.

The Thadou Inpi's initiative was endorsed and supported by Thadou Women Association General Headquarters, Kalapahar Gorkha Youth Association, Keithelmanbi Village Authority, Keithelmanbi Youth Association, S Molnom Village Authority, S Molnom Youth Club and the Kuki Football Academy.

The Thadou Inpi organised the cleanliness drive along the Imphal River from Kalapahar to Koubru Laikha stretch in collaboration with the Directorate of Environment and Climate Change and Water Resource Department.

Altogether, over 300 volunteers including 120 volunteers from Kalapahar, 62 from S Molnom village, 48 from Keithelmanbi and 70 volunteers from Kuki Football Academy took part in cleaning litter, plastic bottles, and other debris from Kalapahar to Koubru Laikha stretch of Imphal River with the help of machines such as three JCB, one DI and three tippers.

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