IMPHAL July 30: Mounting tension has gripped the people in and around Pallel town along Asian Highway 1 as the river running alongside has overflowed flooding the vicinity and the water level continuing to rise with the incessant rain.<\/p>\n
Residents of surrounding villages of Pallel area were in for a surprise during the wee hours of July 30, when water started seeping into their homes around 2.<\/p>\n
The Island Village which has 47 households under Tengnoupal Block is completely under water with only the rooftops visible above the water.<\/p>\n
People have evacuated from their homes and are presently taking shelter at other relative`\u2122s places and good Samaritans.<\/p>\n
Some of the affected families are presently taking shelter under the Pallel Church for the night.<\/p>\n
The most vulnerable at the moment are the children, elders and the pregnant women.<\/p>\n
`No one except for the REACH M volunteers have come to our rescue yet,`\u009d lamented a displaced villager.<\/p>\n
He said, `Our MLA, district administration authorities and the security forces have also failed to extend any help yet.`\u009d<\/p>\n
Adjoining villages like Teraphai village, Theimongkung village have also been affected by the flood. At least four houses in Theimongkung villages are flooded.<\/p>\n
In Pallel Khulak village, the water has flooded their paddy fields and standing crops.<\/p>\n
`People of the Pallel Bazar area comprising of more than 150 households remains sleepless in anxiety as the water level of the river continues to rise`\u009d informed Bijoy Mao over the phone at the time of filing this news.<\/p>\n
Pallel Bridge was also wrecked by the flood and the commuters are now using an un-inaugurated bridge to cross over the river.<\/p>\n\n