ABSTRACT
The old manuscripts reveal the past history of a land or a kingdom, throwing light on the socio-cultural, socio-political, economic and cultural lives of a people or a nation. The old manuscripts, therefore, become concrete evidence of the past humanistic and artistic activities. So, the preservation and conservation of the manuscripts is highly essential for an ethnic community or a race of people who possesses a language of their own and a script to write the language. The climatic conditions of Manipur have a close relationship with that of the preservation and conservation of the manuscripts; therefore, it requires highlighting the climatic condition of Manipur that will be factors to deterioration of manuscripts. The climate in most parts of the state is tropical whereas in the higher areas, it is subtropical. The major forest types in Manipur are tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen, tropical moist deciduous, subtropical pine, and subtropical broadleaf and also small areas of temperate forests.
