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INDIAN STATE :
MANIPUR
Power
The Power supply of the state of Manipur depends upon
the Central Sector Power Plants located in the North
Eastern Region. The share of power for Manipur from
the Central sector power plants including the shares
from the unallocated share of power of the Central Projects
is 141.15 MW when the plants are operated at their full
capacity. The availability of power from the Central
projects varies from month to month depending upon the
hydropower generation, which is dependent on rainfall.
According to the latest available estimates, the availability
of power from the Central Sector power plants during
peak hours is 63.75 MW. The requirement of the State
is 120 MW during peak hours. At present the State draws
83.75 MW by overdrawing 20 MW from the Central Projects.
The peak power requirement of Manipur by the year,
2006-07 and 2011-12 as per the 16th Electric Power Survey
of India are 252 MW and 406 MW respectively.
Manipur is also richly endowed with considerable hydro-power
potential. There are a large number of perennial streams
and rivers in Manipur, which can be exploited for generating
power through mini/small/major hydel projects.
Transportation
Imphal, the state Capital, is well connected by air
with Delhi, Calcutta and Guwahati. Further, National
Highway No. NH-39 and NH-53 link the state with the
rest of the country respectively through the railway
heads at Dimapur in Nagaland at a distance of 215 km.
and Silchar in Assam of 269 km. from Imphal. The total
road length in Manipur is about 7170 km in a network
connecting all the important towns and far off villages
of the state.
Social Infrastructure
Health
The state has altogether 539 primary health care institutions,
13 hospitals including one state level hospital (J.N
Hospital) as referral centre and 7 district hospitals.
Other 9 Drug de-addiction centres, TB centers at 6 districts,
4 Leprosy Control Unit and 6 STD Clinics are functioning
in the state.
Human Resources
A large reservoir of human resources is available at
highly competitive cost. Strength lies in engineering,
computers, medicine, agricultural and other professions.
| Literacy rate |
69 per cent |
| Official Language |
English is one of the official language
is widely understood. |
| Universities (in No.) |
2 |
| General Colleges (in No.) |
50 |
| Professional institutes
(in No.) |
40 |
Major Industries
Agriculture and agro-based industries
Agriculture plays a vital role and is the backbone
of the state economy. It engages 76% of the workers.
The size of the cultivated area is, however, only 9.41%
of the total geographical area of the state. Of this
total cultivated area, 52% is confined to the valley.
Therefore, half of the total valley area, which accommodates
67% of the total population, is occupied for agriculture
purposes.
Though agriculture is mainly dependent on monsoon,
around 28.49% of area under cultivation is irrigated
by Canals. Moreover with a range of natural conditions
and varied soil and topography, the state produces sizeable
quantity of 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, etc. The existing
area under fruits and vegetable crop is about 1.08%
of the total geographical area and with such suitable
agro-climatic conditions, the state still has lots of
potential areas on the foot hills, mild hill slopes
and along the river banks.
Manipur's traditional liquor generally referred to
"Yu" is comparable with any other best quality
hard liquor such as vodka etc. The traditional manufacturing
of such liquor can attract a wide market, with good
branding and packaging.
Potential Areas for Exports
- Pineapple fresh, packed pulp, juices, slices, toffees
- Passion fruit fresh juice and concentrate
- Bamboo shoots fresh in brine / canned, dry, fermented
- Mushrooms-canned and dried
- Lemon, orange juice concentrate
- Ginger oil, ginger ale and oleoresin
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