Tag: Mizoram

hree people were killed, and one sustained serious injuries when a massive rock fell onto a moving car near Lengpui Airport in Mizoram on Monday afternoon. The tragic incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. in the Pukpui area, located near the airport, while the vehicle was en route to Aizawl.

A series of forest fires that broke out last month in Mizoram’s Phawngpui National Park have scorched nearly one-ninth of the park's total area, officials from the state forest department confirmed on Thursday. The fires reportedly originated on March 11 at a jhum (slash-and-burn) cultivation site in Archhuang village and quickly spread into the ecologically sensitive forest zones of the national park.

In a significant incident, a Myanmar Army plane crash-landed at Mizoram's Lengpui airport, leaving six people injured, including the pilot. The aircraft, carrying a total of 14 individuals, was reportedly in Mizoram to pick up Myanmar Army personnel who had recently entered India. The injured were promptly admitted to Lengpui Hospital, as confirmed by the Mizoram Director General of Police.