Manipur will face existential crisis if action not taken against deforestation: Former CM Biren

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Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh addresses astatine  the 42nd Maraliu Karalimei Swijoikang (Maran Students’ Union) wide   conference, successful  Senapati district, connected  January 11, 2025. File.

Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh addresses astatine the 42nd Maraliu Karalimei Swijoikang (Maran Students’ Union) wide conference, successful Senapati district, connected January 11, 2025. File. | Photo Credit: PTI

Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said if factual enactment is not taken against wide demolition of forests, the State volition look an existential crisis.

Sharing a clip of illicit poppy plantations and deforestation, which helium said was from Kangpokpi, erstwhile Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said the video showed wherefore recurrent floods were taking spot successful the State.

This video recorded contiguous shows wherefore recurrent floods person taken spot successful the state. The footage shows poppy plantation astatine Kolten and Selsi Hill Ranges of IT- Road nether T. Waichong Sub-division successful Kangpokpi District.

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— N. Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) December 3, 2025

"The footage shows poppy plantation astatine Kolten and Selsi Hill Ranges of IT-Road nether T. Waichong Sub-division successful Kangpokpi district. All our wood person been destroyed portion we are trying to propulsion each different down. None of our leaders person spoken retired against specified wide-scale devastation," erstwhile Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said successful a station connected X connected Wednesday (December 4, 2025) night.

"Why officials of the Forest Department person not taken immoderate enactment against the perpetrators? It is suspected that equipped militants are progressive successful these illicit activities. Unless we instrumentality factual action, the authorities volition look an existential crisis," Mr. Singh added.

Published - December 04, 2025 01:03 p.m. IST

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