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Rev. Rüdilhou Rio and village leaders seen during the inauguration of a sanitation facility at Botsa village, in Kohima district on March 28.[/caption]
Kohima Bureau
Kohima, March 28 (EMN): Dieze Khel of Botsa village, 37 kms away from capital town Kohima, has constructed a concrete waste burning pit, garbage collection storage, and has distributed dustbins to residents through community mobilization. All this in setting an exemplary community initiative worth emulating, they did it without seeking any monetary assistance from the government.
Located along the stretch of NH-02, Dieze khel comprises 62 families. They undertook a campaign doing manual jobs to keep their colony clean and hygienic without depending on funds from any organisation.
The clean mission project, which kicked off on February 10, was completed on March 22. The sanitation facilities were inaugurated on March 28 at Botsa.
Dedicating the project, Rev. Rüdilhou Rio of Botsa Baptist Church, appreciated the efforts of the community in setting an example for others. He opined that such a venture may be the first of its kind in the rural areas.
Emphasising on the adage ‘unity is strength,’ Rio maintained that cooperation and support displayed by the community was worth appreciating adding the project undertaken by the khel was the first to bring about change to the society.
For a change to come, he said it should be the combined effort of each and every individual from the bottom to the top to do one’s part in whatever he or she can. He said the community can bring many changes and developments if the people are united and work in one accord.
‘Anything that is done and achieved through our own sweat and labour is sweet and rewarding,’ said Rio appreciating the fund drive undertaken by the khel.
Underling the importance of cleanliness on biblical approach, Rio said if a person is clean at heart, everything around him changes – ‘physical, environment as well as spiritual.’ Further emphasising his point, he said ‘cleanliness’ can be taken into three approaches - ‘free from dirt or filth’ ‘free from spiritual impurities’ and ‘free from sins’ which, he said are the core fundamental requirement of a man.
While appreciating the khel, Joel Kath, chairman of Sishunyu village council, opined that bringing big developments will remain futile unless the people cultivate the habit of civic sense both at home and the community level.
Also speaking on the occasion, Ruokuolhoulie Zumu, secretary of Dieze Khel, Botsa, said that the khel observes a sanitation day on every second Saturday by cleaning dirty vehicles that passes through NH-02.
Further to maintain peace and tranquillity in the khel, he informed that it has a Quick response Team (QRT) comprising of 15 members to check anti-social elements and activities in the khel.
Zumu further informed that the project was successfully carried out with the help, support and cooperation of the khel members and 34 business shops of the khel. Altogether 40 dustbins were distributed to all the shops, he informed.
