Role of boat clinics in the land of river islands

The river island of Assam, which remains disconnected from the mainland during the most critical days of life, i.e., during the flood, has no other alternative to rely on for health emergencies other than the boat clinics and it is these boat clinics that have always been playing a crucial role towards the healthcare of this part of the state. The rural assam, especially, the rural and remote river islands of the state have always been subjected to suffer from the dearth of proper healthcare facilities which has resulted into massive damage done to life in that remote part of the state. People are complled to suffer deteriorasting health conditpons and ultimately die lackig proper medication and treatment. On such grounds, the only ray of hope the poor people of the river island are availing at this present age is the boat clinic, which, as suggested by the name, is a moving clinic on boat and is the only medium to reach the sufferers living in the remote areas.

As is officially known, there are more than 2000 river islands in Brahmaputra and not all of those are situated in a near distance to the hospitals. Even for many of those villagers, reaching the nearest hospital would take many hours. On such grounds, in emergency situations like in case of maternal pain, diseases of infancy etc, one cannot hope to rush to the hospitals but to take shelter in the boat clinics which are the only sources of medication for one.

The first boat clinic to operate in the remote river islands and to opt for healthcare of its people was named “Akha”, or Hope that started operating in 2005 from Dibrugarh district. The pioneering mind behind this concept of boat clinics was an enterprising journalist, named Sanjoy Hazarika. According to Hazarika “the service should go to people rather than people coming to the service”.

Now there are boat clinics in 13 districts in Assam and a team of 250 people is divided into 15 units. Each of these units includes doctors, nurses and community workers.

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High time to preserve Meghalaya’s orchid culture

There are 1,331 orchid species in India and amazingly, one third of these species are found in Meghalaya, the beautiful north-eastern state. But sadly, this exotic natural treasure of the state have not been attempted to be preserved which has resulted into the orchid culture on verge of being decayed. In the absence of a proper attention and the lack of necessary steps has opened the door to the orchids being lost in the passage of time. As an acute step, the state could have declared at least 20 forests as “biotype sanctuaries” which would help it in protecting and conserving the exotic flowering plant species. The species of the rare orchids are suffering from issues like habitat loss and human exploitation.

The orchid species are mostly found in Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in the Garo Hills, four Wildlife sanctuaries, reserved forests and over 125 sacred groves all over the state. There are at least 11 such orchid-rich forests in East Khasi Hills district alone including Upper Shillong, Mawphlang and Sohra. In addition to these, Jowai, Jarain, Tuber, Mukhaialong, Narpuh, and Raliang in East and West Jaintia Hills hills districts and Tura peak, Nokrek, Baghmara and Rongrenggre in the Garo Hills are some other places that possess wild Orchids.

This calls for an attention of the state gorvernemnt of Meghalaya as one of the rare natural wealths, the enchanting Orchids will go missing from the land if no acute step is adopted on time.

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Dibang Valley- the most peaceful and livable place in Arunachal Pradesh

The north-eastern state Arunachal Pradesh, the first state in the country to have touched and brightened by the Sun, is the land of beautiful greeneries, wide open barren lands, home to many varieties of tribes, ethnic elegance, traditional vividness and lots more, now has another unique quality to share with all. In a recent survey, it has come to light that Dibang Valley, one of the districts of the state has the lowest record of crimes committed in it in the last year.

It is to be noticed that a total of 2884 cases were recorded by the Arunachal Pradesh Police between 1 Sept 2014 – 2 Sept 2015 in all its districts. Of these cases, 686 cases were recorded in Itanagar, 269 cases in Tezu, 263 in Pasighat and 255 cases in Aalo. But, to everyone’s utter surprise and pleasantly, Dibang Valley is recorded with 11 cases only and this is indeed, a good news for the people living in the place and is an inspirational instance for the rest of the districts. 

Some other districts with relatively lower record of crimes in the aforementioned year are Anjaw with 25 cases and Tawang with 40 cases. Of the total 2884 cases filed by Arunachal Pradesh Police, 63 are murder cases and of these 10 murder cases alone are recorded in the Changlang dist. Papum Pare and Capital Complex recorded eight murder cases each.

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Meghalaya hosting two significant cultural events in recent times

Meghalaya, the cultural hub of the north-east India, have been able to gain quite an attention in the recent days, especially in the cultural field. The peaceful, tranquil, cool and serene land always clad under the veil of clouds, seems to be the most suitable place for the cultural practices and for merrymaking. Two such significant events are the ‘Meghalaya Film Festival for Children’, to be hosted by the Children’s Film Society India (CFSI) and the “biggest music festival” Bacardi NH7 Weekender in October 23 and 24. Notably, the Film Festival for Children has already flagged off at Soso Tham Auditorium, State Central Library, Shillong, which is to conclude after 20 days, i.e., on September 22.   

A total of 10 award-winning children films will be screened during the festival in different cities of Meghalaya like Shillong, Tura, Nongpoh, Nongstoin and Jowai. Such films include, the National award winning film Kaphal, Gattu, Pappu Ki Pugdandi, The world of Goopi and Bagha, The prince and the Crown of stone, Kris Trish and Baltiboy, Harun Arun, Keshu, Puttani party and Photo etc.

On the other hand, the music festival to be held in Shillong, the “Rock Capital of India” has already created much of a ripple in the music lovers’ hearts hailing from the north east India and from the rest of the country. The music festival is to be held in a total of 5 cities in India and is to be launched in the North-eastern city Shillong. Other cities to host the festival are Calcutta, New Delhi, Pune and Bangalore. Many famous music bands of national and international fame are to show up in the festival including Megadeth, Indus Creed, Kailasa, Papon and The East India Company, Parikrama, The Raghu Dixit Project, Lucid Recess, Lou Majaw & Friends, Acollective (Israel), Akummika (Dimapur), Street Stories (Shillong), Summersalt (Shillong), Soulmate (Shillong), The Wailers (Jamaica), Undying Inc (Delhi), Swarathma (Bangalore), The F16s (Chennai) and others. 

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Urge to introduce Rani Gaidinliu in NCERT text books

Rani Gaidinliu, the historical freedom fighter of Nagaland deserves recognition among the new generation and this is why, Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh has righteously urged the Centre to include her story in the NCERT text books. This Naga freedom fighter who had fought against the britishers in the independence movement, is an icon of Naga heroism, of women empowerment, of India’s strong will to attain freedom from the Britishers and was an instance of surpassing the geographical differences and feel united as an Indian to fight together with the rest of the country.

Rani Gaidinliu is history today with the tales of her heroic deeds still written on the pages of history in golden letters. Born in 1915, Rani Gaidinliu’s birth centenary year is being celebrated in the North-east region lately, which has also urged people to look back into history and recall her heroism and love of nation. On this occasion, the Manipur CM also passed his gratefulness to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union culture ministry for organizing celebrations to pay gratitude to the leader who hailed from Manipur.

Born in Manipur and brought up in Nagaland and later leading a revolt against the Britishers to drive them out of Manipur and Nagaland, Rani Gaidinliu was the symbol of brotherhood among the two neighbouring states, who urged people of both the states to come out and join hands against the oppressors.   

Ibobi Singh said, "Rani Gaidinliu is an inspiration for all young Indians. She is, in particular, an embodiment of women power which all of us must respect." The Manipur chief minister drew Modi's attention to a recommendation to the Union HRD ministry for the inclusion of age-appropriate texts on the life of Rani Gaidinliu in NCERT books for Classes I to X. He said, "This will go a long way in promoting national integration, as well as women's empowerment."

Singh further added, "Observing the birth centenary of Rani Gaidinliu will make her contribution to the freedom movement known to all."

Celebrating the birth centenary of the heroic lady, Modi has released Rs 100 and Rs 5 coins to commemorate her. 

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North-east India- catering to a growing number of foreign tourists

This is indeed a good news for the tourism industry of India and particularly for the north-east region that lately the foreign tourists are showing great interest towards the natural scenic richness of the region and the rise in the number of tourists with the passage of every year is bright and encouraging. The reason for the foreign tourists building an interest in this region of the country is, of course, the natural vigour and the breathtaking views of its states which is otherwise a rare sight in almost all other states of the rest of India, except for the Jammu and Kashmir and the Himachal Pradesh. No doubt, there are many obstacles to make the trip to north-east difficult for the tourists like the broken roads, lesser number of connecting flights and airports, lack of best quality hotels and certain other natural calamities, but that seems to be trivial when one aspires to discover nature at its best.

Remarkably, all eight states comprised in the North-East region of the country are rich in natural resources and are famous for the freshness in its air. The cultural variety, vitality and the assorted traditional practices are the other reasons for the foreign and other tourists of the country to find this land amazing and worth a visit. All 8 states, namely, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura has a bevy of tribes residing in these and the best part is that each tribe of these states has a unique identity and a unique lifestyle that invites the tourists to explore and wonder.

The rise in the statistics of foreign tourist visit is clearly stated in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Tourism Mahesh Sharma. Sharma stated that the number of foreign tourist arrivals in the eight northeastern states was 118,552 in 2014 in comparison to 84,820 in 2013. This indicates a 39.76 percent increase in the statistics. In 2012, the figure was 66,302.

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70 years since the Hiroshima Nuclear attack scene

It has been 70 years now since the inhuman and the biggest ever slap and attack on humanity, that is, the nuclear attack on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It was an atomic bomb released on the Japanese city by an US aircraft, claimed the lives of f at least 140,000 people and this certainly can be cited as an incident when humanity was at stake at large. This of course, brought the World War two to an end, but it is the same incident that also ruined and brought humanity to the ground leading to the death of uncountable lives leaving the successors of the land too to suffer the outcome of the nuclear attack.

The Japanese city of Hiroshima is recalling that cruel day today as the atomic bomb was projected exactly 70 years ago from now, on 6 August 1945, at around 08:10 in the morning. A US B-29 bomber called the Enola Gay dropped the uranium bomb on the sky of the city that exploded some 600m (1,800ft) above the city. Leading to immediate affect of the bomb attack, at least 70,000 people died on the very same day of the attack and the remaining inhabitants of the city carried horrific injuries to die on the following days, months and years due to the deadly radiation poisoning of the nuclear bomb.

Ever since that doomed day, Japan has been observing the day mournfully and commemorating the innocent inhabitants who had to give up their lives crying for the greater need of world peace and restoration of humanity. Sadly, the world has not changed much since then and a horrific instance of the Nagasaki-Hiroshima incident too has not been able to move the stone hearted sons of this world. If some parts of the world are mourning for what had happened with the Japanese city and is praying to the almighty to keep cruelty at bay and usher in world peace then at the same time, some other parts of the world are busy in making the blue-prints of destroying mankind and being extinct from the earth forever.

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