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Why & how Manipur is poor & backward? — Sanitation & drainage / Drug — Part 5 |
By: L. Robindro * |
Factors affecting directly to the current socio-economic situation. 9. Absence of Emergency Infrastructure: How much emergency facilities do we have? We are already lacking of Ambulance facilities, absence of systematic security systems like a centralized police patrol vans. All we need to have is an adequate & systematic security systems like a centralized or wired police patrol vans to make the people feel safe, a 24 hrs Ambulance service run by state govt. or by a NGO or by private operators on paid basis or by a trust society etc. 10. Failure of proper Sanitation & drainage system: Recently, there was news of garbage stinks on every street in Imphal, caused by the inefficiency or failure of IMC (Imphal Municipal Council) to dispose the litters/garbage timely. It was reported that all the commuters have been forced to muffle their noses while passing through these highly polluted streets/areas. It is a dangerous/terrific situation to our community causing severe Health hazards to the city inhabitants. During rainy season, the situation is even worst since the nearby drains are choked thereby causing water logging which provides a fertile breeding ground for many germs & mosquitoes. Where are the disposal squads of IMC? Where is the proper & systematic garbage-dumping area? Since my childhood I never heard of these pre-caution things in Imphal. The news further reported that IMC function was interfered by some unidentified persons or anti-social elements hence it was sealed & forcibly closed thereby causing the chaos & stinks. Why these people are interfering in every corner of our society or our life? 11. Drug abuse & AIDS: Since our state have been doing a lot in these areas, I’m not mentioning much about in these major HIV related issues & drugs. Every body knows how many people have died due to HIV+, it is a great lost for us. Meanwhile the join efforts have to be continued till the primary goal is achieved. Conclusion: There may be many reasons for the above problems we face. But, as I see, these are due to the lack of Public awareness & better understanding, inability of the State Govt. to combat unemployment & insurgency, inability of State Govt. to mobilize the resources to create systematic & economic ways, failure of the state govt. to have an efficient education system and failure to provide or have basic infrastructures etc. After all the money extortion by a few anti-social elements is the main phobia, faced by every earning citizen at home, of all the issues. It is biggest & worst among the problems. We, the people of Manipur, are so innocent & stupid to live in such mess. Everything we discussed above is because of our (public) lack of awareness, understanding, co-operation etc. Let us wake up & raise our voice to tune our society in the right way for tomorrow & for our future children. We can do it, we can change it like the way Punjab had done two decades ago. We have the potential to become a rich state. Let us do it, dear Manipuris. Why should we continue to live in such terrific & poor lifestyles? Let us free ourselves. “PEACE & DEVELOPMENT TO MANIPUR” ** Any comments or suggestions on my article are most welcomed. You can send me your feedbacks to my e-mail. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | L. Robindro, Scientist, R&D, contributes regularly to e-pao.net. He can be contacted at robin_laren(at)hotmail(dot)com . This article was webcasted on May 16th, 2007. |
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