For those dependent on Loktak Lake, sustainable development is an elusive goal
Loktak Lake is at the base of the identity of the fisherfolk community that has resided for years in the lake and preserved its existence. Attempts of the government to commercialise the fragile ecosystem under the purported goal of development threatens the loss of livelihood and identities.
Photo credit: Imphal Free Press, ‘Manipur:10th Loktak Arson Commemoration Day observed at Champu Khangpok floating village’, 15 November 2021.