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Union Forest Minister to visit Nagaland Our Correspondent

Kigwema | November 12

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Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javedkar is scheduled to visit Nagaland from November 15 to 16. This was informed by the Nagaland Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change, Dr Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire today. He informed that the Union Minister would visit Pangti to get a glimpse of the Amur Falcons. Kire was speaking at the inauguration of a watch tower at Taqeazou, Kigwema near Kohima. The watch tower was constructed by the Forest Department under the intensification of forest management through Kigwema Biodiversity Trust, Kigwema Village Council and Kohima forest division. Referring to the world heritage biodiversity site proposed at Japfu Range and Dzukou valley, the minister called upon the village authority to give “No Objection Certificate” to make it possible. He further touched on the potential of paragliding or ecotourism, and sought cooperation from Children are seen here carrying baskets of vegetables. After completing their school hours they travel house to house selling vegetables in Tuensang. Photo by Imojen I Jamir the villagers to make them a reality.

Dimapur takes measures to control Dengue

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DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 12 (MExN): The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Dimapur today informed that Dengue cases have been detected in certain areas of Dimapur, especially in Lingrijan and DC court areas. A press note from the Dimapur CMO, Dr MA Wati informed that preventive measures are being taken along with dissemination of information on dengue to control the spread of the disease. The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner, Kesonyu Yhome, has been carrying out co-ordination meeting with council members and others to control and prevent the disease in all the affected areas. Fogging with Malathion to kill the adult mosquito is being carried out at least twice a week and spraying of inimical (temephos) to kill the larvae in drainage and water collected area is also being done, it was informed. The CMO further stated

22 positive cases detected in past month Morung Express News Dimapur | November 12

According to the State Programme Officer, Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (VBDCP), Dr. Kevichusa, 22 positive cases were detected during the past month. The positive cases were out of 110 suspected cases screened in Dimapur. The screening started from the beginning of October and only one fatality has been reported so far. Not all of the cases (patients) were from Dimapur, Dr. Kevichusa said, adding that a few were from across the inter-state border in Assam, it was added. Informing that the detection rate has declined after the initial scare, he said that the departthat fogging is being done colony-wise and the department is making an effort to cover the whole of Dimapur. “But since the mosquito breeds mostly in small collection of water which is usually man made, each house hold should keep the surrounding clean to prevent the breeding of mosquito,” he advised. Dengue is a viral disease caused by infected Aedes mosquito which

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ment is working hard to control the spread of the disease, while he called for greater community participation. The district wing of the VBDCP is conducting ‘fogging’ exercise regularly, he said. He though admitted that there have been instances when the ‘fogging’ machines break down, which often results in delays and interruption. The machines used by the district wing are said to be over 20 years old. As regards the old and rickety ‘fogging’ machines, Dr. Kevichusa informed that the department is in the process of acquiring new ones. It is likely that new machines will be acquired during the ongoing financial year, which costs between Rs. 50,000 to 60,000 a piece.

bites in the day time. The mosquito breeds in small collections of water inside and around the house. The symptoms include fever, severe body ache, and pain behind the eyeball, body rashes and in severe case bleeding from nose, gums and GI tract. The CMO informed that there are no specific medicines available for dengue fever, it is self-limiting and recovery is spontaneous in most cases. Support-

ive treatment with plenty of fluid orally should be given and for fever only paracetamol should be used. For confirmation blood can be tested in sentinel site laboratory in District Hospital Dimapur free of cost. For any query and assistance contact DVBO (NVBDCP) Chief Medical Officer’s Office, Dimapur. Dos and Don’ts DON’T • Allow collection of water

around the house. • Throw empty cans, tyres, dispocups, bottles, broken utensils and anything where water can collect near the house. • Keep water reservoir like buckets, drums, tank etc. open. DO’S • Fill up ditches and other water collection sites around the house. • Remove/destroy all disposable and unused materials lying in and around the house like old tyres, buckets, broken utensils etc. • Water in flower pots and vase to be changed weekly. • All water storage containers should be covered. • Put insecticide, kerosene oil, and diesel in drains, AC coolers. • Wear clothes that cover the whole body in day time. • Use wire mesh doors and windows. • Should sleep under mosquito net during day time especially for children and pregnant women. • Use mosquito repellent like lotion, cream etc.

Transfer 19 roads to BRO: ENSF demands

TUENSANG, NOVEMBER 12 (MExN): The Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has served a representation to the Nagaland state Chief Minister, TR Zeliang for immediate transfer/handing over of 19 major roads within eastern Nagaland to the Border Road Organisation (BRO). The ENSF has asked the CM to convene an emergency consultation meeting on the same on or before November 30. The roads include the NaginimoraMon road, Namsa-Mon Road, Aboi-Longleng road, Mokokchung-Tuensang road via Chare, Tuensang-Longmisa road via Haak & Noksen, Tuensang-Longleng road via Sakshi, Noklak-Thonoknyu road via Nokhu, Thonoknyu-Waphur road via Zengki, Shamator-Panso road, Tuensang-Kiphire road via Shamator, Changtongya-Longleng road, Longleng-Chuchuyemlang road via Mongtikang, Merangkong to Zero point (Kongan) via Tamlu, Longleng to laidogarh road via Tamlu, Kiphire-Seyochung road via Amahator, Kiphire-Shamator road and Kiphire-Pungro road. Apart from these, the ENSF further demanded the retention of the Mon-Tuensang road via Tobu and the Mon- Longwa road under BRO. The ENSF, in a press note today, said that this demand is being made due to the “decade old deprivation and suffering of the people on account of never-attended deplorable roads within eastern Nagaland.” Absence of proper inter-district road connection between Longleng-Mon and Tuensang-Longleng, the inter-state connectivity with Assam and Arunachal and other deplorable road condition at the block level are major grievances which should be immediately attended as requested, the ENSF said. It said that roads in eastern Nagaland become “totally un-motor-able” in the aftermath of the slightest rain and that the region has remained “totally excluded from the state during Assam or Karbi bandh.” “50 years ago or more, the ever first known roads to the people were the ‘Salt road/passage’ or the road that was cleared as a passage to travel on foot in order to purchase salt. With the advent of education in the region, the people had walked on foot carrying its personal ration to the town where school was instituted,” the

ENSF recalled. It stated that these roads were also used in the region as a passage for propagating the gospel from one village to the other. However, even since the inception of statehood, road development has not shown any drastic progress, it rued. “Lack of Political will of the successive governments seem to be a major setback on the present deplorable road condition where the people of the region are left to suffer.” Quoting the present Governor as having said that “we need good roads for all forms of progress and development,” the ENSF stated that the present road condition in eastern Nagaland is a “gesture that denies development.” The present condition of the region, it stated, “also encourages inefficient government officers and employees to seldom reside in the remote station.” Such attitude and incidences, it added, not only affects the administrative functioning of the government but also delays/denies the local issues from being exposed for immediate remedy. It informed that bad roads in the region have prevented textbooks, uniforms and other learning equipments from being delivered on time. Further, it said that the supply of basic medicines are also being delayed. Medicines, the ENSF claimed are left with only a few months to expire by the time they reach the CHCs, PSCs and other dispensaries in the region. The ENSF further expressed pain at the sight of patients having to endure ambulance rides on the roads of the region. The present condition of the roads, it said has affected the economy of the poor people, “where the very economy that determines education, health and other developmental activities in the region are being paralysed.” The ENSF noted that this demand has been made on the recommendation of its six federating units. “Hence the state government should take serious note on the plea of the people for their survival and existence at this age,” it urged. The ENSF further demanded that the government immediately legislate an act that would enable transfer of the roads to the BRO without delay so as to felicitate in providing better quality of roads “as per the aspiration of the people and not in accordance the wishes of the government.”

Slams successive Nagaland state governments for depriving eastern Nagaland of proper roads

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Towards a ‘Shining Kohima’ RemembeRing the ‘nissan’ Our Correspondent

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Kohima | November 12

The Angami Students’ Union (ASU) in association with the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) is all set to launch a beautification and cleanliness drive of the state capital. The drive is billed as ‘Shining Kohima- Never Clean- Ever Clean,’ and is set to take place on November 14. This drive is a platform for citizens of Kohima to contribute with a sense of ownership and belongingness in cleaning the town. “Emphasis must be laid on every individual dweller to responsibly and conscientiously make sanitation a way of life and living. Our responsibility in this goes beyond a day or Kohima alone. It must become a lifelong process; it must also go beyond Kohima,” stated a concept note released to the media this evening. It cited a song sung by the British in the period before the 2nd World War which went: “Kohima will shine…” The organisers of the cleanliness drive sought people of the town to “sing that song again” and work towards a shining of Kohima. Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire will launch the drive on November 14 at 7:00 from Old MLA Hostel Junction. A half marathon race on sanitation will also take place on the same day, which will be flagged off from PHQ junction from 6:00am by Parliamentary Secretary for Municipal Affairs and Economics & Statistics, R Tohanba. The formal launching programme will be followed by a mass social work. ASU has invited all citizens to actively participate in the event, especially various student bodies, tribal Hohos based in Kohima, colony/ward panchayats, women, youth, government officials, churches and different organizations. The union has also urged neighbour-

ing villages such as Kohima village, Meriema, Chedema, Riisoma, Jotsoma and Phesama to mark the day by cleaning their respective villages and townships. The Kohima Chamber of Commerce & Industries, business establishments, various departments including the district administration, Police, R&B, PHED, the DPDB etc have confirmed to assist in the mass social work. Organizing committee convenor Kezhazer Angami, while soliciting support from the people of the town, stated that the drive is a part of a continuous effort to beautify Kohima. He informed that the project will also include distribution of pamphlets, display of billboards on sanitation, seminars and workshops etc. ASU president Dievi Yano said that the union would urge schools and colleges to actively participate in the sanitation and cleanliness drive. He informed that sanitation cadets will also be set up to propagate the message of cleanliness. Organizing committee member Neizokhotuo Belho said the mass social work on November 14 will witness cleaning of roadside bushes, shrubs, weeds, clearing of roadside drains, sweeping colony streets/roads. All colony council/panchayats, colony youth, schools, colleges students, churches have been requested to clean their respective localities. For transportation of waste materials collected, contact monitoring cell in-charges at 9856200353, 9774002558 and 9436001675.

Nissan minitruck owners in Kiphire have fond memories of this tough vehicle, which once upon a time ruled the road to ferry people and transport commodities Lipichem Kiphire | November 12

People who have travelled this part of earth from the early 60s to the 80s will surely hold fond memories of the tough and once popular mini-truck going by the name ‘Nissan.’ No one remembers the precise model name of this Nissan Motor Corporation manufacture except that it was called a Nissan. Couple of decades ago, when roads resembled boardwalks and developmental activities were WORKS DISTRIBUTION FOR mostly logging, almost everyone breathing in the MASS SOCIAL WORK • Cleaning of WWII Tank area: Police per- many far flung areas of Nagaland may have proudly sonnel under SP Kohima travelled in this lorry/mini• DGP point vicinity: DGP Staff • TCP Gate- Classic Island: ASU and range truck, either in the rear or the rumbling back. units And so it was for quite a • TCP gate- Paramedical bridge: PHED number of Kiphire citizens • Ongoing road repair site: PWD (R&B).

A man unloading firewood from a Nissan mini-truck in Kiphire.

that Nissan finds an honorary mention in their hearts. To them, this lorry has created more livelihood activities than any other vehicle and justly still on the road in some remote areas. While Mahindra pickups nowadays rule the road in many districts of Nagaland, the tough off-road vehicle Nissan still holds strong presence on Kiphire roads. Going by head count, there are still 15 Nissan mini trucks in Kiphire district, though they are now relegated to carrying out odd menial jobs. If given an opportunity, drivers swear

it can still outperform other modern vehicles. The first Nissan came to Kiphire in 1970, auctioned from a military garage in Bengal (Calcutta). It cost Rs 5000 at that time. Today, used Nissan is still available on auction for Rs 35,000 to 40,000 from Guwahati, Nissan owners here informed. The first Nissan owner from Kiphire district, TY Tsalimong Yimchungru remembers how this tough vehicle weathered all season and the harsh terrains to provide inestimable service. Tsalimong recall how in the 60s he would ferry

groceries and other commodities from Dimapur to Kiphire in the Nissan minitruck, spending weeks on the roads and the surrounding dense jungles. “The road to Kiphire was hardly the size of a footpath with dangerous sharp and narrow turns,” he said. Rofik is another citizen who also owned one of the earliest Nissans. According to him, there was only Nissan during that point of time because the roads were hardly motor-able and could only be negotiated by this Japanese manufactured mini-truck. “At present, with im-

provement of roads, many brands of transport vehicle have entered the market but this all season Nissan is not one to easily disappear as its service is still in great demand,” Rofik asserted. And being one of those die hard loyalists, Rofik still provides transport service with a Nissan. Interestingly, despite the reputation, there is no garage for repair of this vehicle. Nissan vehicle owners claim that if something goes wrong with the vehicle, almost all the Nissan drivers and handy men know how to fit or fix it. So it comes as no surprise that owners of Nissan have used local indigenous technique to modify the vehicle in order to cope with the rising fuel price and to improve its performance. Usually, this petrol run vehicle is replaced with seven tone 1210 Tata engine which runs on diesel by spending around Rs 80,000 thereby making it more economic and stronger. Pictures of Nissan of the yonder days still play in the memories of many when young car enthusiasts utter the brand name, even though the conversation maybe on its latest SUV make in the market.

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