The rich, biodiverse wetlands that comprise the park are in peril, impacting both the region's one-of-a-kind ecosystem and the wildlife that inhabit it.
This barrage, built to impound water in Loktak Lake and harness its potential for hydropower generation, caused the lake's water levels to rise. As a result, these higher water levels didn't drop down enough in the dry season to let the phumdi rest on the lake bed, according to“The operation of the hydropower plant in the lake has degraded the habitat and threatened the survival of wildlife in [Keibul Lampao],” environmental scientist.
According to Khoiyanbam, the most glaring example of the lake's biodiversity loss is the disappearance of the migratory fishes that once inhabited its waters.The hydropower plant didn't just impact the region's wildlife, but the livelihood of the people living around the lake, as well. When the plant's construction flooded the area, that meant that more people moved directly onto the lake, Khoiyanbam writes.
Within the park, these locals cultivate a number of aquatic plants , including a type of ginger, water celery and water spinach — plants more commonly eaten in parts of Asia. Others live off the fish farms built into phumdis. Many of these villages subsist almost entirely on the resources provided by the park,
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