Important Points about Manipur

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Important Points about Manipur

 

Manipur
Capital Imphal West
Districts 16
Formed On 21 January 1972
The Manipur Constitution
Act of 1947
established a democratic
form of government,  with the
Maharaja as the
Executive Head. Faced
with Burma’s ambitions
to take over the state,
in 1949,
Maharaja Bodhchandra went
to Shillong, where he
signed the
instrument of accession
to merge the kingdom
into India instead.
Thereafter the legislative
assembly was dissolved,
and Manipur became
part of the Republic
of India in
October 1949.
It was made a Union
Territory in 1956 and a
fully-fledged State in 1972.
Official
Language
Meitei (Manipuri)
Known
as/for
The ‘Switzerland of India’ –
Lord Irwin
Jewel of India – Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru
Physical
Characteristics
About 90% of the land are
mountainous.
Physiographically,
Manipur may be
characterized
in two distinct
physical regions – an outlying
area of rugged hills
and narrow valleys and the
inner area represents
the features of  flat
plain topography with
all associated landforms.
Natural
Vegetation
 (1) Tropical Semi-ever Green
(2) Dry Temperate Forest
(3) Sub-Tropical Pine
(4) Tropical Moist Deciduous
Major
Rivers
The Barak river,
the biggest river
in the state, rises
in the Manipur Hills
and flows
through Mizoram State and
into Assam, ending just
after it enters
Bangladesh where
the Surma and Kushiyara
rivers begin.
The Manipur river
originates in the Loktak
Lake – the biggest freshwater
lake in the NorthEast – and
flows southward through
the valley into Myanmar,
where it joins
the Myittha River.
The Imphal river originates
in Senapati
District at the hills of
Karong and flows
into Myanmar.
Major Regional
Festivals
 Lai Haraoba, Ningol Chakouba,
Cheiraoba, Chumpha, Gang
Ngai, Heikru Hitongba, Kut
Major Art
Forms
Dance – Ras Lila, Pung Cholom,
Maibi, Khamba Khamba Thoibi,
Nupa Cholom or Kartal
Cholom (Cymbal dance)
Music – Kullong Ishei, Lai
Haraoba Ishei, Pena Ishei, Thoubal
Chongba,
Nat Sangkritan, Nupi
Pala, RasLila, Khubak Ishei
Industry Handlooms, Sericulture, soap
making, carpentry,
tanning, bamboo and
sugarcane products
Minerals Chromite, limestone, serpentinites
(green marble), hydrocarbon
Agriculture  Paddy, wheat, maize, pulses,
oilseeds such as
mustard, groundnut,
soybeans, sunflower,
ginger, turmeric, and
fruits like pineapple,
lime/lemon, banana, orange,
papaya, plum, and vegetables
like cauliflower, cabbage,
tomato, peas, carrot, pumpkin
Geographical
Indications
Shaphee Lanphee, Wangkhei
Phee, Moirang Phee
(All are textiles)
Kachai lemon
State Animal Sangai
State Bird  Nongyeen
State Flower  Siroi Lily
State Tree  Uningthou
World Heritage
Sites
 —
Ramsar
Sites
Loktak Lake – known for
its circular floating
swamps called phumdis,
making it the only
floating National Park in
the world. Phumdis,
resembling miniature islands,
refers to a collection of
the heterogeneous mass of
vegetation, soil, and organic
matter at various
stages of decomposition.
Biodiversity
Hotspots
 Indo-Burma
(Purvanchal Hills)
Bird
Sanctuaries
 —
National
Parks
 Keibul Lamjao National
Park situated on
the southern shore of the
Loktak Lake.
The park was initially declared
as a Sanctuary
in 1966, to preserve the natural
refuge of the
endangered Brow-antlered
Deer – Sangai
(Rucervus eldi eldi).
Biosphere
Reserve
 —
Wildlife
Sanctuaries
Khongjaingamba Ching WLS,
Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS