Video: Manipur Minister Drives Bulldozer, Clears Clogged River Amid Floods
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Manipur's Public Health Engineering Minister Leishangthem Susindro was seen driving a huge bulldozer towards the Nambul riverbank to clear rubbish
The water level in Nambul River in the heart of Manipur's capital Imphal suddenly rose and breached the riverbank in many areas on May 30, after heavy rain brought by Cyclone Remal battered the state.
The valley areas had not completed rebuilding many homes damaged by a strong hailstorm in early May. The floods added to the hardships, with thousands of people displaced by the Meitei-Kuki ethnic clashes still living in relief camps.
While the army, Assam Rifles, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and its state counterpart SDRF, police, and minor irrigation and fire department personnel coordinated for rescue and relief work - drawing huge thanks from leaders and the public - two BJP MLAs also got their hands dirty in cleaning up the city, building embankments, and clearing rubbish from Nambul river.
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