Imphal, Sept. 19 -- Water levels of all rivers have started receding steadily, leaving a trail of destruction and hundreds rendered homeless in two valley districts on Friday, according to the daily flood report obtained from the Main Flood Control Room of the Water Resources Department.

There was little or no rainfall in most parts of Manipur from 6 am on Thursday till 6 am on Friday, but many low-lying areas flooded by breaching of river banks and overflowing rivers remain inundated.

The flood waters have drained down to the Chinwin River of Myanmar from the Imphal Valley through the Manipur River after regulating the water levels in the Loktak Lake through the Ithai barrage.

As water levels of rivers recede, authorities have started...