Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 07:
Around 100 villagers of Thanga Salam Leikai, whose main occupation is fishing today started cleaning the Loktak lake from Khordak Ichil.
The operation to clean the lake from Khordak Ichil was initiated under the personal effort of local MLA Salam Ibohal and the main purpose of cleansing Khordak Ichil is to ease the woes of the people settled on the bank of the lake whose conditions have been affected due to the construction of the Ithai barrage.
Earlier the people of this area were all farmers but with the construction of Ithai Barrage all their agricultural lands were submerged forcing them to take up fishing instead The coming up of Ithai Barrage has led to an increase in the water level of the lake as well the pliumdis which have greatly affected the free movement of the fisher folks on the lake in boats.