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Protest against move to shift heritage park site in Manipur

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  • Categories
    Environment
  • Published
    24th Jun, 2022

Context

The Sangai Protection Forum along with local clubs and people of Keibul area took out a rally, demanding the construction of Heritage Park at Keibul Lamjao in Bishnupur district.

What’s the matter?

  • The State government had announced that a heritage park would come up near the Keibul Lamjao National Park in Bishnupur district.
  • Villagers are protesting against plans to shift the site elsewhere near Kimi Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP) in Manipur, 53 km from Imphal in Bishnupur district.
  • They argue that the people of the proposed site are not associated with the steps for the conservation of the endangered brow-antlered deer (Sangai).

About Keibul Lamjao National Park

  • The Keibul Lamjao National Park is located in the south western part of the Loktak lake. 
  • Keibul Lamjao National Park is the only floating park in the world. 
  • It is known for the patches and rings of biomass called phumdis, the park is a wetland ecosystem.

Phumdi

phumdi is a carpet of dead and decaying flora, which floats on the surface of the lake—about a fifth of it is above the surface.

  • The Keibul Lamjao National Park is also the world’s sole habitat for the sangai, or brow-antlered deer, in the wild.
    • The dancing deer is the state animal of Manipur. 
  • Other wildlife to be seen include: Hog Deer, Otter, a host of waterfowl and migratory birds, the latter usually sighted during November to March. 

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