Members of NC and KTB with leaders from Khiamniungan Baptist Church Association and Khiamniungan Tribal Council and others during the program at Noklak. (NEPS Photo)
KOHIMA, August 30 (MExN): A team from Naga Club (NC) and Kezekevi Thehou Ba (KTB), Kohima distributed 100 bags of rice to the Nagas from across the Myanmar border taking shelter at the Noklak areas and also organized a health camp for them on August 30.
According to a NEPS report, hundreds of Nagas from across the Myanmar border, who fled the country following the military coup, “have since been taking shelter in the Noklak areas. There are reports of a shortage of food and medicines for them for quite some time.”
After receiving the news of the situation prevailing there, the members of the NC and KTB had been working to visit them with rice and medicines with medical personnel from Kohima. “And finally, they could reach the place and meet those Nagas taking shelter on August 29, distributed the rice to them, and also conducted a health camp for them on August 30,” the NEPS reported.
According to the report, the turn up to the health camp was huge and at least 180 people were treated during the camp. The medical personnel from the district also assisted in treating the people during the camp.
It may be mentioned that the Lions Club of Dimapur, Oking Hospital, Kohima, Putunuo Nursing Home, Kohima, and KTB have arranged the medicines for the Noklak Health Camp.
The Khiamniungan Baptist Church Association and Khiamniungan Tribal Council were among others involved in organizing the program with the NC and KTB.
