Flood-hit Khoupum farmers seek Govt aid
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 19 2022:
Khoupum Area Farmer's Welfare Association has drawn the attention of the department concerned to mitigate hardships faced by the farmers due to damage caused by incessant rainfall in Khoupum area.
In statement issued Saturday, the Association said that flash flood caused by continuous rainfall in the last 48 hours has caused extensive damage to newly planted paddy crop, covering almost all the arable land in Khoupum area.
Khoupum is in low-lying area having 1451 hectares of which 850 hectares are under irrigated area as per CADA reports, it added.
The farmers of the area are apprehensive of famine in the next harvesting season as their paddy field are completely covered by water.
There is complete lack of maintenance of river banks which often leads to breach of river banks causing flood whenever rainfall of such magnitude occurs, the Khoupum farmers' body lamented.
The association then appealed to the department concerned and held officers to assess the flood condition at the earliest and prepare a thorough field report so that necessary measures can be taken up on time in order to mitigate the suffering of the poor farmers.