Several Manipur villages submerged in water

IMPHAL — Many low lying areas, including inter-locality roads in and around Imphal faced waterlogging while several villages under Bishnupur district were submerged by water due to overflowing of nearby streams, following incessant rainfall in the past 24 hours.

Villages like Thinungei, Khoijuman Khullen and Nachou under Bishnupur were inundated due to over-flowing of canals, according to people familiar with the matter.

A bridge connecting Khoijuman Kwasiphai was also damaged.

“The half of the habitation areas of Ningthoukhong also submerged due to the overflow of the Ningthoukhong river (in the morning),” said a resident.

Bishnupur district recorded 67.4mm rainfall on Monday (against yesterday’s 14mm), while Imphal West district recorded 55.8mm of rainfall (against yesterday’s 9.2mm) between 7 pm of August 18 and 6 pm of August 19, according to the Directorate of Environment and Climate Change.

There are also reports of landslides in between Sinam and Charoipandongba along NH-37 in Kangpokpi district, and Mongkot and Hundung areas along Imphal-Ukhrul route.

Meanwhile, IMD has warned that heavy rain is very likely at isolated places over Nagaland and Manipur in the next 24 hours.

Thunderstorm and lightning are very likely to occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, added.