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Thoubal, Jan.21,
Congress MLA Okram Surjakumar slam the sand miners at Thoubal Rivers using JCB crank and trucks as “Sand Mafia”. This sand mafia not only spoils the river but also shattered the livelihood of the villagers who live on hand to mouth by collecting sand from the rivers.
The young MLA, who is also the son of former Chief Minister and present CLP leader came down heavily to the sand mafia while talking to function held at Thoubal Mela Ground yesterday.
“As for the villagers they earn their bread by collecting sand which did not affect the purity of the river, but some people who are mining using JCB, Crank and trucks are not only spoiling the river but also shattered livelihood of the villagers”, Surajkumar said.
The MLA also expressed shock about the present condition of Thoubal River.
“It’s disheartening to see the condition of Thoubal River”, Surajkumar said.
The river was once the only source of water for those residing at the bank as well as nearby villages, but it is now not only unusable but also in a condition to spread disease.
He further added that the matter has been put up time and again during assembly session and instead of listening and taking up some measures to protect the river nothing has been seen so far. When people who wanted to save the river drew the attention of the government they simply told them to give pressure to the local MLA.