IMPHAL, July 22: The Manipur People’s Party (MPP) has demanded that the government set up an expert team to study the harmful effects of the shutter dams that are constructed at Waishel and Merakhong rivers. Unless immediate measures are taken up to remove these dams, the party warned in a press statement, villagers residing along these rivers and their properties are exposed to imminent destruction during the rainy season. It further castigated the IFCD and minor irrigation department for skirting the issue by pinning the responsibility on each another.
