Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 04 2009:
Many people of Thanga Heisnam Leikai suffered illness after using water of the Loktak lake complaint womenfolk of the village today.
Villagers after using the water have suffered from coughing, fever, dysentery and scabies, Heisnam Ashangbi, secretary, All Thanga Area Meira Paibi Organisation said today adding that villagers have been using water fetch from the lake as they have no water sources.
Even though, three hand pumps are located at the foot hill nearby but people could not go to the hand pumps for fetching water.
So most of the homesteads used to collect water from the lake for all purposes, she added.
As atha phums of the lake gathered mostly nearby the village, the water is also not fit for using.
Water is also smelled bad odors.
Despite knowing this, villagers used it as they are helpless to get alternative water source, she added.