Wahong villagers flee in panic
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Nomita Khongbantabam
Imphal, July 03 2015 :
An unexplained phenomenon of blowing out of smoke and ashes from muddy area of Shitru in Old Wahong Forest Hill in Ukhrul district is still taking place with the crater expanding day by day.
Now, the district administration has erected a fence around the location about 40 m from the site and prevented villagers from entering it, Ashen, a social worker from Wahong village, told Hueiyen Lanpao on Friday.
Some villagers have fled the village as the incessant flaming at the site has caused panic to all, he said.
"Everybody now wants to leave the village" .
He said a team of researchers along with Jessami SDO and police visited the site recently, but the Government has not taken up any step to douse the fire.
"Most trees have been burnt to ashes," Ashen said.
The flame has become inextinguishable as days of continuing heavy rains have been ineffective in putting out it so far, he added.
He appealed to the State Government to take immediate steps to extinguish the fire and demanded the researchers to come out with the findings from the examination at an earliest.