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Imphal: Large piles of garbage accumulating near the waste management plant, often due to defunct machinery, have turned several designated areas into massive dumping grounds at Lamdeng in Manipur’s Imphal West district.
The plant is unable to process the influx of waste, leading to severe environmental pollution, health risks for nearby residents, and the formation of garbage mounds.
Locals in Lamdeng, Imphal West, under the aegis of the Lamdeng Apunba Lup (United Lamdeng Committee), have threatened to completely shut down the state government-run Lamdeng Solid Waste Management and Treatment Plant from June 1, 2026.
The move comes due to the accumulation of massive garbage piles adjacent to the facility and the prolonged failure of authorities to repair defunct machinery.
The Lamdeng Apunba Lup submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister on April 26, 2026, demanding immediate repair of the machinery and proper waste disposal.
The memorandum states that the solid waste management system, meant to process waste from the Imphal Municipal area, has been largely non-functional, with reports suggesting it has been ineffective for around a decade.
Due to machinery failure, the area adjacent to the plant has turned into a massive open dumping site, with garbage piles threatening to submerge the facility itself. Liquid waste from the accumulated garbage has contaminated local water sources in the Langol Hill area and rendered around 30 pari (local land unit) of paddy fields unusable.
While the plant was established with the aim of producing organic manure and electricity, these objectives have largely not been achieved, according to reports.
As of May 2026, authorities are being urged to address the environmental damage immediately and restore functionality to prevent a total shutdown of the plant.
The memorandum also urged the government to construct a canal to ensure the smooth flow of water from Langol Hill to the paddy fields in Lamdeng, build fencing around the facility, and repair the road leading to the plant.
The people of Lamdeng had donated 84 acres of land for the construction of the solid waste management plant.
The plant was set up in 2007 to manage solid waste from Imphal municipal areas only, but since 2015, waste from several other areas has also been brought to the facility, resulting in large accumulations of garbage and expanding dumping mounds in Lamdeng.
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