IMPHAL, October 23: A day after the sinking of a hill slope near Tusom Village in Ukhrul district was reported, a five member team of the Earth Science department, Manipur University led by Seismologist Dr Manichandra to visit the area along the Indo-Mayanmar border near Tusom Christian village under Chingai sub division.
According to official sources of the department, the team will leave Imphal for Tusom tomorrow after receiving instruction from the Ministry of Earth Sciences to visit and find out the actual cause of sinking of the large portion of hill near the International Border pillar number 129.