Our Correspondent
Imphal, Oct. 30: The normal lives of the people of Manipur has been disturbed with the incessant rain which has been pouring down since the last 24 hours.
The continuous downpour has been a hindrance with many important events being postponed in Manipur particularly in the state capital.
As per available data at Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) indicates, continuous light to moderate rain was occurred at most places over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on Monday.
Due to the day’s inclement weather, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren’s proposed visit by a helicopter to Maram town, a hill town 80 km north of Imphal in Senapati district to attend inauguration of Rev Fr NV Jose memorial multipurpose auditorium on Monday, has been cancelled and rescheduled the auditorium inauguration function at a convenient time.
At the same time, foundation for university of Sanamahai Culture which was scheduled to be held at Nongmaiching foothill in Imphal East district on October 31 has also been reportedly postponed due to continuous rain in the area.
A beauty contest which was scheducled to be held in connection with the upcoming Kut festival (November 1) of the kuki-chin-mizo community in the state, somewhere in Saikul in Kangpokpi district has also been deferred to an alternate date in view of the ongoing weather.
Attendance of the shoppers in the Imphal town was also very poor during the day as the rain continues since dawn to dusk.
At this juncture reports from Senapati district claimed that Laii circles, Phaibung villages and other locations has been cut off at Vouribvii along Tadubi-Tungjoy-Lai road due to landslide.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research Lamphelpat office recorded 79.9 mm of rainfall against Meteorological office (Imphal Airport) record of 77.4 mm in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile as per IMD weather forecast report, moderate to dense fog is likely to occur at isolated pockets over NE states including Manipur and Nagaland on October 31 and November 1.
