Newmai News Network Imphal | August 1 Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "figure out a permanent solution" to the frequent floods. Biren told this to Modi in Guwahati during a review meeting of flood situation in the North Eastern States, according to DIPR. During the meeting, Biren urged the Prime Minister to figure out a permanent solution to the frequent floods in the state. Mentioning that Ithai barrage has become the main cause of frequent flood in the State, Biren drew the attention of the Prime Minister to review the Loktak project and Ithai barrage. He highlighted that the Loktak project was taken up so that the State could get some power supply out of it. He mentioned that at present, the State is having sufficient power resources from other sources. Stating that Manipur is facing one of the worst man made ecological disasters and the floods have severely affected the socio-economic life of the people, the Chief Minister maintained that the Ithai barrage should be removed so that natural course of water could be maintained. During the meet, the Chief Minister expressed his desire for dredging the river beds of all the rivers in the State and to conduct eviction drives against the encroachment on the banks of the rivers.
