ALLAFUM

World’s only floating island village on Loktak Lake urges Manipur government to fulfil long-pending promise after years of neglect, stalled assessments and past eviction threats. TFM Report Assessed as a one-of-its-kind floating…

Around 60 fisher families living in shelter huts (Khangpok-shang) built on floating biomass, known as phumdi, have been trapped for over two weeks. A large biomass of phumdi was swept across the lake towards the northwest by strong winds,…

The clean-up drive was held under the initiative of the All Loktak Lake Areas Fishers Union, Manipur (ALLAFUM) to clear the waterway amidst the strong southwesterly winds and the over-flowing thick mats of water hyacinths, water lettuces,…

ALLAFUM praised the participation of Loktak Development Authority (LDA) and the Bishnupur District Administration in this year’s celebration and said it was a positive difference from the previous years. TFM Desk As observed in many…

Stating the proposed project is likely to affect the overall ecology of the lake and the livelihoods of hundreds of fisher families, ALLAFUM reacted sharply as to why the Government has not considered inviting the fishers as primary…

The ALLAFUM’s secretary said that the population of fish in Loktak Lake had declined sharply in recent years affecting the livelihoods of the Loktak fishers TFM Desk Pushing on with its agenda of community-led conservation of Loktak…