Manipur landslide: Ijai river poses major threat due to blockage

Guwahati: Along with measures to rescue those trapped under the debris at Tupul in Manipur’s Noney, fervent efforts are also being made to unclog the Ijai river. As many as ten excavators are on the job to clear the path to bring the blocked river back to its natural flow.

Speaking to EastMojo, Manipur Water Resources & Disaster Management Minister Awangbow Newmai said it was after the river downstream had almost dried up that people got to learn about the landslide.

The river reportedly changed its course after a significant amount of sediment got deposited along a major portion, which is also hitting the right bank of the river and posing threat of more landslides in the same.