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A recent drone survey in Manipur’s hill pocket detected roughly 13 hectares of land cleared and used for opium poppy cultivation near the Senapati district (Upper and Lower Khabung areas), according to local reports and police aerial assessment. At the same time, a satellite-based analysis by Suhora Technologies covering 2021–2025 estimates that Manipur lost around…
Forest officials from the Central Forest Division in Imphal East demolished 18 unauthorised structures inside the Heingang Reserve Forest on August 19–20, 2025, as part of an anti-encroachment drive. The operation — led by Range Forest Officers M. Jobid Meitei and S. Robatson Singh with security support from Imphal East Police — aimed to reclaim…
Summary In the heart of Manipur’s Bualjang Hills, environmentalist Anish Ahamad has embarked on a remarkable journey of reforestation. Over nearly three decades, he has single-handedly planted over 100,000 trees and distributed more than 40,000 saplings to local communities, all without formal support or infrastructure. Operating from a home-based nursery, Anish uses traditional, eco-friendly techniques…