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Economy
The
main occupation of 66 percent of the population of Manipur is
agriculture.
Nearly 92 percent of the total land area is hilly and covered
with forests.
Bamboo is found in large quantities in the State.
Main crop is paddy, while wheat and maize are also grown in some
areas.
There
is no large-scale industry in Manipur.
Handloom weaving is the largest single cottage industry.
Other cottage industries are sericulture, bamboo and cane
articles, carpentry, black smithy, leather goods, edible oil crushing,
rice milling, gur and khandsari.
The
commissioning of the Latak Hydro Power Plant has added new dimensions to
the power scenario in the State.
Air:
Daily
flight connects Imphal with major cities like NEw Delhi, Calcutta,
Guwahati, Silchar.
Rail:
Dimapur
215 Kms. from Imphal, is the nearest railhead. Another railhead is at
Jiribam, a small town on Manipur's border. It is 225 kms. from Imphal.
Road:
Imphal
is connected by road with Guwahati (Assam) through National Highway No.
39 and Silchar (Assam) through National Highway No. 53
Reference:
http://manipur.nic.in
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