Kangpokpi contributes for Kaimai victim's children to serve as an eye opener
Source: The Sangai Express

Kangpokpi, June 09 2019: Even though it's been more than a week since the tragic incident at Twilong (Barak) river on May 29 that claimed three lives of a family and rendered six siblings orphaned, the Government is yet to make their presence felt to the hapless siblings.

The people's hope is that the poor six siblings, which are combating the worst situations in their life, are not shunned due to the prevailing dissent in the BJP led coalition Government.

In an attempt to draw immediate attention of the Government, people of Kangpokpi DHQs from all walks of life contributed Rs 1,02,316 through crowd funding organized by the administrators of The Kanggui Post, a leading Whatsapp group among the Kuki community in collaboration with KSO Sadar Hills, KYU, KWWO and KKL-GHQs, yesterday.

The crowd funding began at around 11 am from Kangpokpi main bazar and went through all the localities within the town and culminated at 5 pm.

Kangpokpi contributes for Kaimai victim's children to serve as an eye opener

Not only denizens of Kangpokpi DHQs, commuters, shopkeepers, vegetable vendors at Nute Kailhang, auto drivers, bus drivers, taxi drivers, boys and girls, young and old, men and women contributed in their own capacity for the six siblings.

Speaking to media persons after the crowd funding, KKL-GHQs president, Kamthang Haokip said that the Government is still mum regarding the matter and added that unless the concerned authorities and the State Government fulfil their parts, the welfare of the poor children will be hard to attain.

He continued that being a philanthropic organization, KKL-GHQs has been looking after the welfare of the children at the maximum.

KSO Sadar Hills president Thangminlen Kipgen said that public contribution began after the unfortunate incident went viral in social media on May 29 and continue till today.

The administrators of The Kanggui Post handover the crowd funding amount and items including rice and clothes to the president, KSO Sadar Hills who later handed over again to the president of KKL-GHQs in the presence of KYU and KWWO leaders.

(L) Mangliengou Singson from Kaimai village in Tousem Sub Division under Tamei AC in Tamenglong District was drowned at Barak River along with his wife and his eldest daughter on May 29 while picking snails, which served as their main source of livelihood leaving behind his other six siblings orphaned.

The eldest among the six surviving children, who was injured in a road accident day after the unfortunate incident and hospitalized at Silchar, is looked after by KKL-GHQs while the other five including twins, who still needs breastfeed were also under the care of KKL-GHQs till today.