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The generally monotonous and bleak façade of Dimapur civil hospital has now been replaced by bright, crisp colors and lines all thanks to concerned citizens who wished to do something positive for the health care center recently. In a town that has roads and infrastructure now similar to those found in the rural areas, such public initiatives continue to mark whatever little semblance of progress Nagaland has.[/caption]
EMN
Dimapur, July 18
Ordinary citizens are apparently developing the state. In whatever way they can, local citizens fed up of the arrested development in Nagaland, have been engaging in humble community service such as repairing roads.
This time various individuals and community groups in Dimapur have given some cosmetic relief to the Dimapur civil hospital. During the social work, the volunteers and citizens painted the OPD section of the hospital, and then cleaned the hospital’s premises.
The activity was undertaken on July 17 in the district hospital of Dimapur. 178 people from the team, volunteers, hospital staffers and doctors attended the event.
A few years ago, a similar undertaking was ‘gifted’ to the hospital by young professionals and members of a Facebook group, The Naga Blog, who were concerned at the shoddy conditions of the government hospital.
Dubbed the ‘Makeover Drive’, concerned private individuals including retirees and organizations and institutions have come together with an “aim to contribute, bless, do a community service, and to sensitize and bring awareness to the people the importance of collective effort and being a responsible citizen”, in a press release issued to the media on Saturday, July 18.The Makeover Drive team “aims to act as a catalyst in order to encourage the citizens to take up the challenge in the future, render their service by getting involve in a social service for the community, and also to contribute in terms of cash and kind,” the group stated.
The main objective of Makeover Drive was to do community service for the District Hospital of Dimapur and “not to criticize anyone be it the government department, hospital authorities, or any individual,” the group said. The team wants to “spreading positivism, air of love, generosity, and care in the midst of negativism and criticism”.
The volunteering organizers have thanked the individuals, organizations, schools, and even government departments for their contributions and donations, in cash and kind.