IMPHAL, August 12: Residents of Uchiwa Wangmataba in Wabagai who were affected by the recent monsoon flood are still surviving in despair, affected families bemoaned.
Although most of the water has receded, the water is still very much present in some parts of the locality, they said.
A small team of media persons today visited the affected areas to clarify on the claims and found that there are still many families who had to use small rafts to wade through the water to come out of their homes and go about their daily chores.
The media team was accompanied by some residents including members of the Uchiwa Wangmataba Popular Welfare Club.
Uchiwa Wangmataba has 700 voters, they claimed.
Speaking to the media team, former chairman of the local club, Yumnam Subhaschandra said that the affected residents are still facing much hardship.
On top of the flood, the water supply in the area has also been left neglected and unattended for long, he said.
The water reservoir is not fit for use anymore, but no-one has tried to replace it, he claimed.
He further urged the local MLA Fajur Rahim to look into the matter at the earliest.
He further asserted that the canal connecting Ikop and Imphal River is in bad condition and if it collapses, then it would badly affect the Uchiwa Wangmataba locals.
The canal, he said is more than 4 years old and needs to be widened and repaired or reconstructed at the earliest.
He continued the water supply facility is without a fencing, proper pipeline and pump house.
Subhaschandra also appealed to the MLA to look into the grievances of the people.
At the same time, he lauded the local MLA and other individuals who had provided aid to the people during the recent flood.