Nambul River

The Nambul River is a river in Manipur state, northeastern India, which flows through the heart of Imphal city. [1]

The Nambul river is one of the main perennial sources of water for the Loktak Lake. The Nambul river is also one of the primary inland waterways that connected the villages of the southern and eastern part of the valleys and hills of Manipur with the main commercial and market hub in Imphal, the Khwairamband Keithel, in the past. This perennial river, which was of immense economic importance to Manipur until recent times has now been designated by town planners as ‘Nambul Nala’ (Nambul drain) or its tributary ‘Naga Nala’.

Nambul river was the breeding ground of Nganap (Acanthophthalmus pangial), Ngasep (Mystus bleekeri) and Ngamu-Sangum (G. Manipurensis) fish. But over-exploitation and pollution of the Nambul river caused them to disappear two decades ago.[2]

References
  1. "No end to polluting Nambul river". The Sangai Express. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. Samom, Sobhapati (4 May 2008). "Polluted River in Manipur Devastates Fish and Humans". Newsblaze.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.


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