KOLKATA — The Army, along with Manipur Police, averted a major disaster in Manipur on Thursday by recovering seven Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The total weight of the explosives in these IEDs was 28.5 kg.  The IEDs were buried and set to detonate on receiving appropriate signals. Army’s Eastern Command, headquartered at Fort William in Kolkata, said that the ensuing explosions could have caused severe damage to life and property. “The Army and Manipur Police acted on intelligence inputs near the Bongjang and Itham villages in the Imphal East district. This is a hilly terrain. Explosives detection dogs of the Army were pressed into service and the IEDs were diffused by experts of the Army Engineers. There could have been a major loss of life of innocent civilians, had the IEDs not been recovered,” the Ministry of Defence spokesperson in Kolkata stated. A major incident averted when the vigilant #IndianArmy & @manipur_police column recovered 7 #IEDs, weighing 28.5Kgs, from Bongjang & Itham villages of Imphal(E), #Manipur, incorporating Army Explosives Detection Dogs.Diffused by Army Engineers.@adgpi @easterncomd @MyGovManipur pic.twitter.com/7JEJO5dbCw — PRO Defence, Manipur, Nagaland & South Arunachal (@prodefkohima) September 19, 2024 The entire state of Manipur has been in a restive state...