Posts Tagged ‘Mawta’

These men are trying to protect their field by beating the rats with sticks. See more photos here (Open at GFA website). Bamboo is normally a steady source of food for people in Southeast Asia. But part of the bamboo plant's natural growing cycle has caused parts of the region to be overrun ... Full story

Mawta Famine Relief Committee (MFRC) will hold 5-day conference at Tipa V (Tuipang V) town in Siaha (Saiha) District, South Mizoram for Mawta Famine victims in Chin State, Myanmar from January 17-21 this new year. During this conference, various issues related to famine caused by mawta/mautam phenomenon will be discussed and a review of the past works carried out by MFRC ... Full story

NEW DELHI, Dec 22 – The Government of India sanctioned Rs 78.97 crore to Mizoram and Manipur, two of the worst-affected States, to fight the menace of rodent. The amount is in addition to Rs 85 crore sanctioned by New Delhi under a special action plan to tackle bamboo flowering. The State Governments of Mizoram in the month of May 2007 and February this year petitioned the ... Full story

AIZAWL: It was a concert for a cause — to help the famine victims of Mizoram. Famous singer Lou Majaw’s band Great Society, 4th Element, Felix Ranee and the students of Mizo Modern Higher Secondary School, Shillong, sang for the Mizos affected by mautam (famine) caused by bamboo flowering, at a concert here last evening. Full story