Kambaang Khullen seeks healthcare facilities
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Gyanand Naorem

Kakching, December 10 2014: Kambaang Khullen in Tengnoupal Assembly Constituency, situated around 70 kms south-east of state capital Imphal along National Highway 201, is inhabited by about 500 population of Maring community and 250 of them are eligible voters.

The village of 52 households, situated about 22 kms from Sita Lamkhai is yet to get healthcare facilities under the National Rural Health Mission.

As the nearest health centre located at Rilram Centre (around 4 kms away) is not properly functioning, the villagers have to go to Pallel or Kakching for their medical needs.

The poor villagers, as such, are facing financial and other inconveniences, stated Village chief Modun in an exclusive chat with this Daily.

Kambaang Khullen Primary School in Tengnoupal Assembly Constituency

Although routine immunization of children is taken up occasionally, the facilities for treatment of ailing villagers are yet to get treatment facilities, he lamented. On further enquiry, the Chief Medical Officer of Chandel district Dr N Birachandra told this Daily that PHSC at the Rilram centre has recently been upgraded to PHC with the initiative taken up by Dr O Ibomcha, Director of Health and National Health Mission, Manipur.

He claimed that the requisite staff of the Rilram PHC has been provided and the CMO himself paid inspection visit to the PHC to ascertain the development.

However, due to non-completion of the PHC building at Rilram centre, people of the adjoining villages are facing troubles for the time being.

The CMO assured that the building will be completed soon and the medical needs of the villagers will be provided adequately with the PHC being made 24X7 .

The village, the main occupation of which is agriculture, has a Primary school under the Autonomous District Council (ADC) with 40 students.

In spite of poverty, a number of other parents send their wards to Pallel for study, said the village chief.

On being asked about the extensive sending of children to Pallel for study, the village chief of Kamaang Khullen Modun narrated that on March 11 last, an underground group recently attacked the Assam Rifles post at the gate of the village with bombs and firing.

It caused fear psychosis among the parents that compelled them to send their children to Pallel for safe study, said the village chief.

In respect of drinking water, the chief told this Daily that drinking water is brought from Sita Village with government-funded pipes.

But, the water available is not adequate for the villagers' consumption.

Electricity is regularly available at the village.