Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 518
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 535 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 55 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief
About Imphal West District
This little piece of Land is described by the
Global audience as "a little paradise on earth" and as "a flower
on lofty height". In late Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Neharu's
words, it is "a jewel of India".
Geographically on the eastern frontier
of India, it is bounded on the east by Myanmar (Burma), on the
north by Nagaland, on the west by Assam and on the south by Mizoram
& Myanmar.
Physically, Manipur comprises of two parts - the hills and the
valley. The valley is at the centre surrounded by hills on all
sides. The hills covers about 3 by 4 of the total area of the
State. The valley is about 790 meters above the sea level and
it slopes down towards the south.
Geographical
Outline
The Imphal West District falls in the Category of Manipur valley
region. It is a tiny plain at the centre of Manipur surrounded
by Plains of other districts. Imphal City, the State Capital is
the nodal functional centre of this District. As a first glance,
we may summarized as in the table.
It is surrounded by Senapati District
on the north, on the east by Imphal East and Thoubal districts,
on the south by Thoubal and Bishnupur Districts, and on the west
by Senapati and Bishnupur Districts.
The district is endowed with a rich variety of
vegetation. The prevailing climatic conditions are favourable
for growing a wide range of herbs, shrubs, and also flowering
and non-flowering trees. In addition, a variety of medicinal plants
are also grown in the district. Few important varieties of non-fruit
bearing trees, fruit bearing trees, etc of worth mentioning are
Bamboos, Pepals, Kaubila, Eucalyptus, Amla, Parkai roxburgil (Yongchak),
Arundo donax (yendhou), Carica papaya (papaya), Citrus grandia
(Pamelo), Mangifera indica (Mango), Prunus domestics (plum), Prumus
persica (peach), Pyrus selerotine (pear), Psidium guavaya (guava),
Famarin dus indica (Tamarind).
The abundant existence of wild animals in the
district is only of past story. Due to the heavy pressure on land
and cleaning of forest land in the valley, the existenceof varieties
of animals, birds, fauna are on fast decreasing trend. Fox, deer,
wild pig, jungle cat, monkeys and leopards were the important
animals once habited in the district. Of which, monkeys are said
to be the only animal available in the district (in the premises
of Hanuman Thakur mandir at Mahabali). A large variety of birds
are found in the district. The common birds available in the district
are sparrow, swallow, owl, myna, pigeon, nightingale, king fisher,
wood pecker, heren, kite, etc.
Climate
The district enjoys confortable temperature throughout
the year; not very hot in summer and not very cold in winter.
Over all the climatic condition of the district is salubriouces
and monsoon tropical. The whole district is under the influence
of the monsoons characterised by hot and humid rainy seasons during
the summer, and cool and dry seasons during the winter. Temperature
ranges from minimum of 0o C to maximum of 36oC.
the average annual rainfall based on the meteorological data published
for the years 1991-99 is 1259.5 mm. The district gets rainfall
from the South-West monsoon.
Soil
The valley area of imphal West district is fertile land and
is mainly made up of alluvial soil of recent origin. The valley
was once full of swamps and marshy lands, the important ones being
Lamphelpat, Takyelpat, Sangaipat, Kakwapat, Poiroupat (pat means
lake). The soil are mainly made up of shallow black, brown and
alluvial soils which have been technically classified as Udalfs-Ochrepts
and Orchrepts-Aquepts-Fluvents.
Rivers
Main rivers draining Imphal west plain are Imphal river, Nambul
river and their tributaries. The Nambul river is made up of a
number of small streams on its upper course. The course of the
river is short and its outlet falls on Loktak Lake. This river
passes through Imphal Municipality area dividing its area into
almost two equal halves. This river serves as the main dischargeing
drainage of Imphal Bazar area and its surroundings. During rainy
season, swift flowing of water directed to it from its tributaries
can't be contained in it. As a result, breaking of its river bunds
causing waterlogging in the low lying area is of regular feature.
