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Agriculture
Namtiram Farmers Demand Immediate Action After Dam and Canal Destruction
✍️ India Today NE
🗓 10 Aug 2026, 07:38 PM
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Farmers in Namtiram, Manipur, are calling on the state government to act urgently after a dam and its feeder canal were washed away, threatening local irrigation and crop production.
Farmers in the village of Namtiram in Manipur have appealed for urgent government intervention after a local dam and its feeder canal were washed away by recent heavy rains.
The destruction of the dam has disrupted the irrigation network that supplies water to several nearby fields, jeopardising the cultivation of paddy and other crops that rely on this water source.
Local farmers say that without a swift repair or replacement of the dam and canal, they risk significant crop losses and a decline in household income.
The state government has been notified of the incident and is expected to deploy engineering teams to assess the damage and plan reconstruction measures.
The destruction of the dam has disrupted the irrigation network that supplies water to several nearby fields, jeopardising the cultivation of paddy and other crops that rely on this water source.
Local farmers say that without a swift repair or replacement of the dam and canal, they risk significant crop losses and a decline in household income.
The state government has been notified of the incident and is expected to deploy engineering teams to assess the damage and plan reconstruction measures.