IMPHAL, August 22: The proscribed Maoist Communist Party, Manipur has accused corrupt officials of Command Area Development Authority responsible for the cause of the problems faced by the farmers during the recent drought.
“It is the sole responsibility of Command Area Development Authority (CADA) to provide water to the fields from big and small dams through proper irrigation system.”
The corrupt officials of this department has siphoned off the funds meant for the implementation of irrigation system, which causes the farmers of the state to suffer in times of drought and left the state dependent on others for food.