Sinakeithei village authority seeks help
Source: The Sangai Express
Ukhrul, August 22 2018:
Sinakeithei village authority, Ukhrul informed mat due to the recent incessant rains a major landslide hit along the Ihang river dam site on August 11 and 12 which has completely buried the dam.
It is reported that the area of the landslide site is approximately 800 feet long, 300 feet wide and 30 feet deep and has completely buried the dam which used to provide irrigation facilities via the Lungchang Chihui Rashong (canal) to over 300 hectares of land in the Ihang area and is also a source of drinking water and other daily use for the locals.
While highlighting the untold misery faced by the farmers due to complete blockage of dam and acute shortage of water, village authority urged the authority concerned to look into the disaster at the earliest.