In Manipur, Loktak Lake is the picture of absolute neglect since these past four to five decades, more specifically after the Ithai Barrage for the 105 megawatt capacity Loktak Hydroelectric Power Project became functional by mid 1983.
Like in most countries around the world, water bodies in Manipur – lake, marshes, rivers, paddies and ponds – are more or less dominated by introduced fish species such as Asian carps, some of which have since become invasive by nature.
Champu Khangpok is a uniquely placed hamlet within Loktak Lake and recognized by the Bishnupur District Administration as a Census Village within Thanga Part-I Gram Panchayat under Moirang Subdivision of Bishnupur District.