The September 2024 landslides in Nagaland are a stark reminder of the region’s vulnerability to natural disasters, particularly during the monsoon season. While the loss of life and destruction is a tragic immediate outcome, it also highlights the need for long-term infrastructure planning and disaster preparedness to minimize the impact of such events in the future.

There is a saying that "Thousands have lived without love, but not one without water," if clearly indicates the fact that water, above all, is the only source through which functions and forms all units that exist on this earth. Value of water: an essay by Romathang of Little Flower School, Phungro

The new gold of our age is water. An easy competition organized by a water fellow from Northeast Waster Talks, Mr. Longsu collected numbers of essays. Out of many collected essays, "The value of water" is an essay by Cicity Sacheitenla of Little Flower School Pungro, which is presented here.

"The untold and precious treasure of the small village, Choklangan will slowly lose its important and its uniqueness". Choklangan borders Myanmar. It's in the Noklak district.  Mr. Pachim Chu from Noklak , Nagaland documented the oral story by expressing "It pains me as I jot lines about the living river".

KURANTANGDZU is one among many streams found under MIMI jurisdiction, located along the international border with Myanmar under Pungro Subdivision in Kiphire District of Nagaland. Longso Yimkhuing; from Mimi Village, narrates about the stream through this field story.

Tosangla Chang and her friend present this story based on a conversation with a friend’s grandfather. Chathe was a pristine river then – fresh and clean. It was the lifeline for all the villages settled along the river, as people were solely dependent on its waters for drinking and all other domestic uses.