Mail News Service Imphal, April 5 : The Centre for Organisation Research and Education (CORE), Forum for Indigenous Perspectives and Action (FIPA) and United Peoples Front Manipur (UPFM) expressed deep distress regarding the current trend of governance failure in the state and police high handedness towards the indigenous communities of Manipur in the name of development. After a joint fact-finding mission to Chadong Village in Ukhrul District, conducted on 4th April 2013, certain facts and issues have been validated that government ineptitude, controversy and human suffering are the dominant features of the Thoubal River Valley Multipurpose Project, which was first proposed in the early part of 1970s. The project is implemented in Mapithel area in Phungyar subdivision of Ukhrul district targeting to irrigate 21,000 hectares of cultivable land besides giving 10 million gallons of drinking water every day and supply 7.5 MW of power. The present imbroglio only serves to highlight once again the highly contentious and prickly issues that have plagued this project, promoted as a prestigious and beneficial one for the people of Manipur. In fact, after more than three decades of troubled construction period with the work having changed hands several times, it is obvious that the dam affected people and communities are facing multiple jeopardy regarding their lives and future.
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| The project is located at village Maphou, which is 38 Kms. from Imphal city at Thoubal River. Irrigation & Flood Control Deptt (IFCD) Govt. of Manipur, Imphal award the project to Ansal considering the expertise & competence in this field. Thoubal Multipurpose Project i.e. Construction of Spillway, Intakes & Water Conductor System consists of construction of a RCC gated spillway about 464 mtr. long and 49 mtr. wide. Besides it envisages construction of one or two RCC tower type intake for Water Supply and Hydro Power Generation together, with the water conductor system upto the toe of the dam. The extension of the water conductor system beyond the body of the dam and construction of Power House. The work is being executed by fully mechanized technique by the utilization of Heavy Earth moving machinery for soft and hard rock cutting, shotcreting, anchoring, drainage holes, drilling and grouting and gateway etc. A team of experts has been deployed for the monitoring of the same. The total cost of the project is Rs, 125.00 crores. News- The Project is Stopped. | ||
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