L. Tsilise Anar
Skyrocketing expenses on health care facilities and tottering public health sector in the state naturally paved a way for a new way of dealing with sedentary lifestyle related diseases. Modern times could be best described as jiffy culture; times in which almost everything can be purchased and acquired effortlessly, and transportations – it’s all a matter of pleasure and comfort. However, these comfy and effortless lifestyles don’t come without any deleterious health problems.
But absolutely worry not!! Because for the people of Nagaland and especially so for those permanently residing in Nagaland! The sedentary related diseases would never unleash its complete negative health implications! For this we, the people of Nagaland ought to thank our political leaders and ministers. Our esteemed and honourable leaders have already kept everything in place by leaving roads unrepaired for decades preserving large potholes beautifully. The roads in our state has a certain sophisticated full body shock therapy built-in. That’s why even with very less physical activities, the common people of Nagaland gets better full body shock therapy which at the same substitute vigorous daily workouts. Essentially for our Nagas, travelling by road is liken to better workouts thereby, a best remedy against sedentary lifestyles related diseases. (Shock therapy here doesn’t necessarily concern its strict medical jargon rather it’s used loosely as per generic understanding of the term)
Come! Let me today take you to one such road in Dimapur where personally it gives me pleasurable and violent jolts every time I ply on road which substitutes much of completely burnt-out daily exercises. There may be many other such roads in Dimapur town itself however for the convenience I shall refer one particular road.
The one such uniquely preserved road can be spotted somewhere between Thahekhu and Sangtamtilla village. The road is strewn with some medium to large potholes and antique jagged surfaces maintained its distinct violent-jolting features for decades now. It especially holds true for those often ply on this road by two wheelers, one gets awesome shoulder and backs shock massages. Long before I discovered the medical benefits travelling on such road, I shuddered to think as to why this road always has been the same for decades. But now, discovering free medical benefits built-in this roads, I can’t help but reverently salute our ministers for they have long before given their far-sightedness foresaw the needs for roads that provide nice jolts.
The road is about one and half kilometre stretch and it’s absolutely worth trying for those who have not yet travelled on this road. Precisely at the end of well-constructed Thahekhu village road, one will begin to experience the so called pleasure jolts with full body shock therapy intact till Sangtamtilla village gate. For people who wish to enjoy ultra jolting and also to substitute week long vigorous workouts, rainy season could be the best and highly recommended.
And in whole of Dimapur district I think this road could be the best roads for luxury SUV car owners to test as to how good their SUV cars absorb the shocks which the road so generously produce. Plausibly, slim yet well-built physique of autorishaw drivers plying in this road is attributed to this stagnantly ill-maintained road. But don’t simply take my word at face value without trying out for yourself.
Normally, when talk about road infrastructure conditions in Nagaland it usually hints at undesirable connotations. But common on people! Sometimes we also need to understand and appreciate the rationale behind our chosen leaders’ actions for what we see today is a plethora of statesmanship with immense concern, accountability and integrity. And one could also best see Christian ethics in its complete outworking in the way our society, government and church function in the state of Nagaland.
Very well-maintained roads all across our state with cocky surety is just a miniature slice of developments stories in our state. One cannot possibly begin to fathom the effectiveness and efficiency of our educations system and leaders just to name few. The current state of affair in our Society with all of goodness surrounding us naturally exhaust our spirit to speak any ills about our leaders be it government, church, national workers, civil societies etc.
