Evening daily Imphal Times Regd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 6, Issue 432 Sunday, April 28, 2019 Maliyapham Palcha kumsing 3416 Cyclone FANI likely to hit North Chief Minister N. Biren inspect Chadong East including Manipur tomorrow incident site; announces ban on unauthorized IT News boat at tourism related spot (with inputs from PIB) Imphal, April 29, IT News Imphal, April 29, The Cyclonic Storm FANI, which has its root at Bay of Chief Minister N. Birenshing Bengal is likely to hit the today announced banned to North Eastern states of India the use of unauthorized local including Manipur by the made boat at lakes which are evening of May 1, PIB report tourism related sites of the says as per notification by the state. The announcement was Ministry of Earth Science. A made after inspecting the freak storm possibly an impact Ramrei/Chadong Village today of the Cyclonic FANI morning where three persons yesterday killed 3 persons including a woman were killed including a woman while in yesterday freak storm while enjoying Boat ride at Chadong they were enjoying boat ride. artificial lake. Many trees and The fierce storm that lasted for houses were also destroyed at Bengal & neighbourhood hours and into a Very Severe around 30 minutes blown the various places in the nearly 30 moved northwards with a Cyclonic Storm duringboats that the three were riding minutes deadly storm. Report speed of about 04 kmph in last subsequent 24 hours. It is very and as it turn upside-down said that wind speed reached six hours and lay centred at likely to move bodies the trio could not be 50-60 km per hour and came 0830 hrs IST of 29th April, 2019 northwestwards till May 1 found till today morning. from the south western side near latitude 8.7°N and evening and thereafter “What we are facing today is in Imphal town affected longitude 86.9°E over recurve northeastwards the result of the mass vehicular movement and southeast Bay of Bengal & gradually. deforestation that has been the lives of the three precious seriousness to ensure safety of unauthorized local made passersby for nearly half an neighbourhood, about 620 km The Cyclonic Storm FANI is taking place in the state”, persons. The Chief Minister of the tourist who comes to Canoe or Boats at tourist hour.Rooftops of houses, east of Trincomalee (Sri expected to intensify into a Chief Minister N. Biren said. said while sharing the pain and enjoy boat ride at tourist related sites including Loktak hostel and other structures Lanka), 870 km east-southeast very severe cyclonic storm by He said Hills look barren as sorrow of those who lost their related spot where there were lake, Chadong/ Ramrei, Singda were carried away in many of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and tomorrow and will continue to almost all trees has been cut lives in yesterday’s freak beautiful lakes. As the boats Dam and Khuga Dam. areas in the state. 1040 km south-southeast of move North West and change down and because of that storm. used to earn money are not He further added that unarmed The Ministry of Earth Science Machilipatnam (Andhra its path to North East from natural mechanism to control The drastic change in the taken approval from the police post will be opened at report said that the Cyclonic Pradesh). It is very likely to Wednesday, according to stormy wind are no more. This climatic condition due to the tourism department in terms of Ramrei and other alike location Storm ‘FANI’ (pronounced as intensify into a Severe India Meteorological could be the result for the Global warming need to be safety, the Chief Minister which comprises of National ‘FONI’) over southeast Bay of Cyclonic Storm during next 06 Department. sudden fierce storm that took handled with extreme announced banned to the use Disaster Management team. PM CADA destroys seized illicit liquors; Crops of over 80 villages affected after Narendra organises awareness prog. Fall Armyworm (FAWs) attack Modi Courtesy Morung Express The infestation has soon the maize farmers, whose IT News Imphal, April 29, spread in the entire state in crops have been attacked by Imphal, April 29,, less than a month, he said. the worms. He added that the closely Mizoram, a highly agriculture Rohmingthnaga Colney also infestation of the worms would Coalition Against Drugs & depending state, has been said that at least 31 villages in be informed to the Centre and monitoring Alcohol (CADA) destroyed presently invaded by Fall Aizawl district, 10 each in the state agriculture experts around 150 litres of seized illicit Armyworms (FAWs), a Mamit, Serchhip and Lunglei have also consulted scientists Cyclonic country liquored at around 2 dangerous crop damaging districts, 6 in Champhai in the ICAR-Indian Institute of pm yesterday at Wabagai pest, creating fear among district, 5 in Kolsib district Maize Research. Storm Lamkhai in front of public. farmers, who constituted more and 4 each in Siaha and Citing about the possible The liquors were seized during than 70 per cent of the total Lawngtlai districts have been reason for the outbreak, ‘FANI’ a drive conducted by the population. The farmers are affected by the outbreak of Colney said it could be due to PIB volunteers of CADA Kakching apprehensive of the possible FAWs. long dry spell and sudden rise New Delhi, April 29, District Committee from three of the recurrence of “mautam” According to Colney, maize in temperature. Colney also hotels at Wabagai Bazaar. famine-like situation Mizoram cultivation in 1409 hectares of said that the state government Prime Minister himself On the other hand, an had witnessed 60 years ago. land worth Rs 18.4 crore has has formed Rapid Response is closely monitoring awareness programme on the According to officials of the been severely damaged by the team to carry out survey and the situation and has theme “Impact of intoxicants state Agriculture department, infestation. use insecticides to curb the directed Cabinet on student community” was the outbreak of FAWs The official then said that joint infestation. Colney further Secretary to convene also organised by the CADA hasbeen reported in all the teams of the Agriculture said they received pre- the Meeting of at Ching Tam School, eight districts of Mizoram, Technology Management warning about the possible National Crisis Salungpham in Thoubal affecting more than 80 Authority and District outbreak of FAWs from the Management district. villages. Agriculture Office have Centre on February 27. Committee (NCMC) to The Accademic awareness Agriculture director, visited the affected villages, Mizoram had witnessed a take stock of the programme was attended by Rohmingthnaga Colney said organized on-the-spot plague of black rats due to situation with State Head Master of Ching – Tam that the outbreak of FAWs training and demonstration on large scale flowering of Governments and High School, Ningthoujam Ningthoujam Doren – Vice- of CADA Geetchandra was first reported on March 3 how to prevent the worms and bamboos (mautam in Mizo Central Ministries/ Khomdon, Hijam Priyokumar – President, CADA as Mangang attended as resource from Ngasih area in south also distributed pesticides, parlance) between 1958 and Agencies concerned President, CADA and dignitaries. Secretary General person. Mizoram’s Lunglei district. insecticides and sprayers to 1959. and ensure that all preparations to deal with any situation are in place. Polling for the 4th phase of Lok Sabha elections held NDRF and Indian Coast Guard have Agency in this phase. The prominent Bengal. In Maharashtra, 17 by the Central Force this time. fray in this phase. Twenty Sripraksh Jaiswal of been put on high alert New Delhi April 29, candidates in the fray include constituencies going to polls Security measures have been seven thousands 512 polling Congress, Satyadev and placed at the Union Ministers Giriraj are all the six seats from tightened along the India- booths have been erected for Pachauri, Sakshi Maharaj and disposal of State Polling took place today for Singh, SS Ahluwalia, Babul Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Bangladesh border. 2 crore 41 lakh voters . The Ram Shankar Katherina of Government the fourth phase of Lok Supriyo, Gajendra Singh Bhiwandi, Nashik, Palghar, In Bihar, polling is taking place first time voters are 3 lakh 56 BJP. MS Yadav Reporting for Authorities. Sabha elections. The voting Shekhawat, PP Chaudhary, Maval, Shirdi, Dhule, Shirur, in Darbhanga, Ujjiarpur, thousand and five. Elaborate AIR News From Kannauj.” Regular warnings have began at 7 this morning Subhash Bhamre and Dindori and Nandurbar. Samastipur, Begusarai, and security arrangements have In Jammu and Kashmir, strict been issued since amidst tight security Sudershan Bhagat, In West Bengal, polling is Munger. 66 candidates, been put in place and whole security arrangements are in 25th April to fishermen arrangements. Polling is Samajwadi Party President being held for Baharampur, including three women, are in area has been divided into place in Kulgam district, part not to venture into the taking place for 71 Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Bolpur, Birbhum, Ranaghat, the fray five seats. In Uttar 293 zones and 2 thousand 298 of the Anantnag sea and asking those Parliamentary constituencies, Dimple Yadav, film actor Krishnanagar, Asansol, Pradesh, polling is sectors. parliamentary constituency. at sea to return to spread over nine states and Urmila Matondkar, BJP Bihar Burdwan East, and Burdwan- progressing peacefully for 13 Besides 1 lakh 73 thousand Officials said a multi-layered coast. IMD has been Kulgam district of Anantnag unit chief Nityanand Roy and Durgapur constituencies. 68 constituencies amid tight civil police and other security security set up has been put issuing three hourly Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and RLSP chief Upendra candidates are in the fray for security.