Da U Bah Philip Marwein
Haba ngi don ha Duriaw ngi lap ba kat shaba leit ka don ka um hynrei ka um duriaw kam long ban dih namar ka jaboh bad ka kthang mluh palat. Hynrei, lada ngi don ha ryngkew, khamtam ha ki jaka lum kum ka Ri Khasi jong ngi, kat shaba ngi leit ngi lap ia ka khyndew, ki lum, ki them, ki jingthung bad ki khlaw bad ngi lap ruh hateng hateng ia ki wah, ki wahduid, ki pung. ki umpohliew bad ki shyngiar. Ki Shyngiar, ki pung, ki wahduid bad ki wahbah ki ju mih na ki tyllong bad ki them kiba ker sawdong da ki lum, ranab lum ha kiba la kynrei ki khlaw ki btap. Ym ju kham mih shyngiar,umpohliew, pung ne wahduid ne wahbah ha ki them ba don tang da ki lum ba syllen bym don ki khlaw ki btap. Kine ki shyngiar, ki pung bad ki wah ki long ka iap ka im jong ngi ki briew, namar khlem ma ki, ngim ioh um ban dih bad ban sum ban sait, namar ka um hi ka long ka jingim. Dei na kata ka daw ba ha ki Ri bad ki jaka bym don um kum ha Ri shyaip ki briew kim lah ban im satia, lait tang lada ki hab ban thied um na bar Ri. Dei na kata ka daw ba ki Ri ba duna ne tyrkhong um ka ju khie ka thma um bad ki briew ki kloi ban ia-umsnam na ka bynta ka um.
Ha ka jylla jong ngi, ki don shibun ki umpohliew, ki shyngiar, ki pung, ki wahduid bad ki wahbah ruh. Hynrei kine ki la sdang duna um bad la sdang ruh ban jyndong ha ka jingjylliew. Don pat kiba la ryngngat ne duh shisyndon. Shiphew arphew snem mynshuwa kine ki dang dap dan tuid shait shait hynrei mynta ki la duh bad ki don ruh kiba la sdang ban duh artat. Hato kane kam dei ka dak jong ka jingma ia ka lawei? Ki don ki shyngiar, umpohliew, wahduid bad pung kiba la duh noh. Ki wah heh ruh ki la rit bad la jyndong. Balei ka leit long kumne? ka jingma aiu ka ap ia ngi ha ki snem ban wan bad khamtam ia ki longdien mandien bad ki pateng ban wan?
Ki daw jong kane ki long kiba bun bah. Nyngkong nyngshap ka dei ka jingpom pathar ia ki khlaw ki btap, ki dieng ki siej na ka bynta ban rep ban riang rep shyrti (pom ram) ne na ka bynta ban leh business da kaba thang rnga ne shna iing shna sem, ne ban shalan dieng da kaba khaii dieng ban ot ha ki karkhana bad kiwei kiwei de. Haba kdew shaphang ki khlaw ki btap kam mut satia tang ki khlaw kiba don ki dieng kiba heh, ki bajrong, kiba khah bad kiba rben hynrei, wat ki khlaw kiba don ki dieng kiba kham rit , ki jait jingthung bad kiba niar ruh ki dei ki khlaw bad, wat ki lawbniap barit ruh ki dei hi ki khlaw. Ki khlaw hi ki khring ia lyoh kit slap, ki bat ia ka jynhaw um, ki pyntngen bad pynsbur ia ka khyndew, ki ai oksijen ban ring bad pynhiar mynsiem, ki tan noh sha lade ia ka ersniew bad erbih Carbon Dioxide, ki kyrsoi um sha ki umpohliew, ki shyngiar, ki pung bad ki wah bad ki pyntngen ia ka khyndew. Dei na kane ka daw ba ki rud wah bad ki jan wah ki mih bha ki dieng bad ki symbai ba bet da ka lyer ne ki sim, ki mih bha ha ki rud wah ne ranab jong ki wah. Ia kata ngi la iohi tyngkreiñ, ym dei?. Ki khlaw ruh ki don bun jait, ki don ki khlaw jong ki briew shimet, ki lawshnong, ki lawlyngdoh, law syiem, law raid, law hima, lawkyntang, khlaw sorkar jylla, law sorkar District Council, law kur bad kumta ter ter. Hynrei, ban ia ki khlaw sorkar ne khlaw District Council, dang kham bun ki khlaw shimet bad ki khlaw jong ki paidbah. Dei na kane ka daw ba ka long kaba donkam ba ki paidbah baroh kin iashim khia ban ri kyndong bad buh bha ia ki khlaw ki btap, ym ban shu pom pathar lane leh lyngkar katba mon tang ban ioh myntoi ne ioh spah shiphuit.
Nangta ka jingwiang ding lyngkar ha ki por rang tyrkhong lane ka por tlang. Kine ki rukom ki pynjulor pynsyllen ia ki khlaw ki btap ki lum ki them bad pyndkhaw bad pyntyrkhong khait ia ka mei mariang. Nangta ka daw kaba ar ka dei ka jingtih bad khlong par maw, tih khyndew, tih shyiap. Kine ki jingleh lymmuh tih lymmuh khlem da plan bha katkum ka juk stad (random and unscientific mining) ka wanrah ia ka jingjot ia ka mariang. Ka pynsniew dur ia ka sla khyndew bad ka jingitynnat jong ka, ka wanrah ia ka jingjyntha ka khyndew, twa khyndew, dap khyndew, dap shyiap ia ki wahduid bad wahbah (heavy siltation) ka wanrah ia ka jingshlei um, ka wanrah ia ka jingduh jait ki dohkha dohum, ka wanrah ia ka jingtyrkhong bad jingduh jong ki wah bah bad wahduid ne ki pung ruh.
Ki trai khyndew trai jaka ki sngew ba namar ki dei ki trai ki leh katba mon, ki aiwai sha ki briew shimet lane sha ki Kompeni ban tih khyndew, tih shyiap, tih maw bad kiwei ki rukom pynjot mariang khlem da pyrkhat shuh kan jia aiu ia ka mariang bad ia ki longdien mandien. Ka long kumne ruh thik na ka bynta ki trai khyndew mawshun bad trai khyndew dewïong bad ngi sa mad ia ka jingkhang tih dewiong ka NGT.
Nangta, ka jingaiwai jaka lane die khyndew sha ki kompeni lane sha ka sorkar ban shna ia ki projek kiba heh baheh, kum kita ki Mega Project ne Mega Construction, ki Dam, Karkhana kiba heh, bad kiwei kiwei kiba bam jaka shibun ka wanrah shibun ka jingpynjot ia ka mei mariang, ka ktah ia ka khyndew ka shyiap, ka ktah ia ka jinglongtrai halor ka khyndew ka shyiap, ka ktah ia ka um ka wah bad ka ktah shibun kiwei kiwei, kynthup ia ka jinglong jingman ha ka jaitbynriew. Hynrei la katta ruh hab ban bishar bha kino kiba kham wanrah shibun ki jingmyntoi ban ia ka jingduh jingmyntoi. Ia kine kiei kiei ruh hab ban bishar bad husiar bha ioh ki wanrah jingtim ha ka jaka jong ki jingkyrkhu. Ka por ruh kan sa poi ba ka jingtih maw, tih khyndew, tih shyiap yn khang shisyndon sbak da ka NGT lada ki trai khyndew kim husiar, kim pyrkhat bha bad lada kim salia. Lada ngim pyrkhat bha na ka bynta ka lawei ka apot sepsngi ka ap ym tang ia ki trai khyndew trai jaka hynrei ia baroh phar bad mangi baroh, ym don ba lait, ngin sa syrtok ynda la jia ki nem sniew haba wat ki shyngiar, ki pung, ki wahduid bad ki wahbah kin ryngngat bad kin duh kin dam lut. Haba kine ki la duh ka um ruh ka la duh bad mano kein u ba lah ban im haba khlem ka um kaba ai jingim?.
Kumta, ka jingkyntu kynpham na ka liang jong nga u nongthoh ia kane ka jingthoh ka long – to ngin iatreilang baroh khoit kat shaba ngi don, la ha sor ne ha kyndong, ban ieid ia ki lum ki wah, ban ri kyndong ia ki umpohliew, ki shyngiar, ki pung, ki wahduid bad ki wahbah ban ym pynjakhlia ia ki da kaba bret jaboh jabaiñ, ban ym bom ne wieh tutia pathar ia ki dohum dohwah, ban iada ia ki da kaba ym dei ban pom pathar ne lyngkar ia ki khlaw ki btap ne wiang ia ki lum ki them ha ka por tlang ne por rkhiang ka aïom. Ngin ialeh katba lah ban tyngkai bad ri kyndong ia ki tyllong jong ka um ksiar um rupa bad haba dang tuid ki umpohliew, ki shyngiar, ki pung, ki wahduid bad wahbah hangta ka jingkyrmen ruh ka dang don.