Advisor Er Zale Neikha (Morung Photo)
Morung Express news
Kohima | November 14
Advisor for Youth Resources & Sports, Er Zale Neikha remarked over the complacent attitude of our people while referring to the recently held Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) combined examinations. He said that the applicants, unlike making preparations for HSLC or graduate exams, were not taking competitive examinations seriously.
He made this remark during the Viswema Mechü Krotho (Viswema Village Council 75 years 1947-2022) celebration with the theme 'Ramia Mhokuo' (Village Pride) at Viswema Village on November 14.
Neikha said many do not make any preparations for the exams and randomly appear for the sake of appearing the exam. He said that complacency was seen among parents who educate their children upto graduation and post graduation level but want to settle them for even a Grade IV post. This mindset, the advisor said need to change but encourage the young literate and educated generation to be self sufficient in different means and avenues as it was not the question of the lack of potentiality.
Neikha added that there was no shame in earning through ones dignity and hardwork to remain economically self sufficiency.
Pointing that in the present juncture, we were depending our economy on salaries drawn every month, he said there was need to explore entrepreneurial activities for economic sustenance.
While commenting that the Nagas await a Naga solution, the advisor meanwhile called for unity and cooperation among the people so that the solution will reap benefit out of benevolent spirit.
Speaking praise of the village, Neikha observed that the village had coexisted uniquely and has been blessed and were ahead in many field including human resources with a good number of head of officials in various government sectors.
He therefore, called the need to remain in the oneness and unity that should stem from the family setting and instill the same spirit to the village, neighbouring villages and region.
Rtd Commissioner & Secretary and Former Advisor of Chief Minister, Government of Nagaland Viketol Sakhrie while exhorting the attendance said that for a whole round development of an individual and society, a combination of getting literate and educated, maintaining healthy lifestyle, having a good civic sense and remaining economically independent were important.
Sakhrie opined that today farming need to be taken up for its multipurpose, one was to preserve and practice age old farming practices of the elders and the other was to take it up as an alternative form of employment among unemployed youths.
Civic sense, he categorised was must for progress and development of the society especially for maintaining public utilities which is not only for the present people but for future generation.
Linking this, Sakhrie also called to wake up to the dangers of climate change which was also being experienced in our region and state. The vast expanse of natural endowment, biodiversity and ecosystem is fast losing to climate change.
Certain human activities posing danger against our environment and causing as an impediment for its survival were deforestation, forest fires, and stone quarrying among other exploitation taking place in our region.
Dr Vizovol Mekro spoke about the book titled ‘History of the Viswema’ in English and ‘Viswema dze’ in Tenyidie which has been compiled and written through records written manuscripts, recorded histories and accounts of writers including British writers. He remarked that it is very important to know the migration history of the village and urged young people to undertake research and studies to delve deeper into the inceptions.
