Imphal, Oct.14 (ANI): 'Royal Riders Club' had organized a two-day long medical camp, earlier in month, to provide medical treatment and free medicines to the villagers.
Under the theme "Serving in Adventure" the medical camp was attended by approximately 260 villagers from Kamjong and from the adjoining villages of Kamjong Khullen, Khunjao, Phange etc.
Altogether, 23 Bullet Enfields and 42 members rode more than 130 kilometers to provide medical treatment and free medicines to the villagers.
Secretary of Royal Riders Manipur (RRM), Irungbam Gunamani Singh said that the idea behind this camp was to build a sense of oneness and belongingness among the people, and to make the government aware of their needs.
"We are coming to a hilly place by bike from Imphal. We are organizing this medical camp, especially for the remote village, and through this, we can build a sense of oneness and belongingness. We want them to feel that we all belong to one state. Through this even the government will get to know their needs," he said.
Despite incessant rain and fog, many villagers gathered at the medical camp for free treatment.
The camp provided services of doctors specializing in disciplines like ENT, dental problems, skin infections, liver ailments, arthritis and malnutrition in children.
Thingmi, a local, lauded the efforts of the Royal Riders team for conducted free medical camp in her village, and said that due to poor economic conditions, people are not able to go to Ukhrul or Imphal for treatment.
"We are very happy and grateful to the Royal Riders team. They have come to our village and organized such a medical camp for us. We are very poor, and we cannot go to Ukhrul or Imphal for treatment, as it is very far and expensive. So today, without spending any amount of money, we came here for free treatment. The doctor treated us very well and also gave us medicines for free. So, we are very happy," she said.
Secretary of Kamjong Development Committee, Pengcha, said that Kamjong village is one of the remotest village, and the free medical camp conducted here was highly beneficial as there are different kinds of diseases in this region.
"I am very happy about their coming here because, this Kamjong village, is one of the remotest village situated near the border of Burma. So, it is the right time to come here, because there are different kinds of diseases that occur here often," he said.
The medical camp is a self-sponsored voluntary effort of the Royal Riders and comes under their calendar activity. It is conducted without any financial help from any state department.
The Royal Riders conducts two medical camps in a year, following receipt of an application for medical attention from a remote village of the state.
The program has been ongoing since 2007. (ANI)
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