South Hlimen quarry chim (1992)

August thla, kum 1992 ani a. Tui taka ka mutlai chuan kan kawmthlang kawngpuia mi authawm chuan min tiharh chiang kher mai. An te têng tung avang leh tlan hlawp hlawp ri te ka hriat avangin, ngaih thalo takin ka zuang thova ka tlanchhuak nghal a.

Kulikawn Salvation Hall kiangah tlan thlain kâwn a mi awmte chu thil awmzia ka zawt ve ta a. Hlimen quarry a chim vak thu min hrilh bakah, quarry awmna zawn lane phei vel chu a hnawl vek niawma thu an hriat thu chu ka hre ta a ni. Chumi lane phei vel chu mihring chenna in a khah phei vek avangin a lungngaih thlak sa hle mai!

Motor remchangah chuan betin South Hlimen lam pan chuan ka thawk phei ve ta nghal a. Mipui an lo tam hman tawh angreng khawp mai lehnghal a, a hmun luhthlak pawh a harsa lam hret ani tawh. Ka thianpa David-a, Pakos huan neitu te chenna in thlen dawn kawngkawi kan thlen chuan, a ri leh huk mai a. Mipui tlanchhia chuan min nek phar dawrh nghe nghe a ni. Lung lian lemlo chim bang tlem lo alo tla a ni awm e, tumah chu inhliam emaw an awm lemlo niin ka hria.

Ka kalpuite nen chuan quarry chimna bul chu kan zuk thleng ve ta a, thianpa David-a pawh berh nuanin alo buai vut vut hle mai. Vanduaina karah vannei tak mai alo ni nghe nghe a! An thenawm chiah in chu lungchim chuan hriatthiam theih loh khawpin a hnawl a, an in erawh chu a him pial a ni. Chutih karah an thenawm lawk a mite a inah an lo inruk lai (an riah luh lai) alo ni nghe nghe a, an him ve phah ta a nih chu.

Mipui kan zi mur mur a, bul han tan ngaihna vak tuman khan kan hrelo ani ber awm e. Leithil leh lung lian vaklo ala tle zeuh zeuh bawk nen tumah vak khan lungchimna va pawh tha ngam chiah kan la awmlo a ni ber awm e.

Khua a var tha ta bawk a, zawi zawiin, fimkhur takin in chhia leh lungpui lian pui pui kar vel chu kan hai tan ta a. David-a te in hi quarry thlen hma chiah ruam lehlam, khawchhung hnaih lama awm a ni a. Chuta tang chuan kawr lam chu zawh thlain kan chhuk zel a. Kei leh ka kianga kal te chuan vaipa ruang kan hmu hmasa ber a. Ani chu lungpui lian ve tak, sai (elephant) tiat vel lai tur chuan alo delh pherh niaih a. A puanven leh a ke bawr kan hmu hmasa berin ka hria, ka chiang ngam talo. Chupa kiangah chuan vawk pakhat a thi ve bawk nghe nghe a ni.

Chutiang chuan ruang chu a mal mal-in mipui chuan kan phawrh tan ta a. Chutih karah chuan pafa pakhat kha an va han vannei tak em! Lungleng lam hnaih, quarry tawp lama quarry chimin an in a hnawl atang chuan pa pakhat hian a fa puak lai a rawn vak chhuah pui tih an rawn sawi a nih chu. Khami thu khan ka hnuk a ti ulh nasa ngei mai. Tichuan chumi lam chu ka pan phei ve nghal ta a. Aia u te kaihhruaina zelin, hmalak dan tur an sawi ang zelin ka buai ve nasa kher mai.

A ni thum ni chuan concrete in lianpui tlu sawp nuaih kar chu kan dap chhunzawm leh ta a. A kar atang chuan ruang an phawrh nual awm e, a phawrhtu zingah ka tel lova an phawrh zat chiah ka hre ta lo. Engpawh nise, August, kum 1992 hma mai, rei ala nilo, khata Supply office rawktu, boxer Zoramthanga nau an tih mai, khami thir chehna kha police ten an rawn thawh ta bawk a. Concrete chhawng engemaw zat tlu-sawp anih vangin a chhuat/chung te chu inchi 4 emaw tala chhah leh a chhunga thir tlawn (iron rod) rêl anih vangin a cement a chu tuboh-in kan chhu a, a thir chin chu chaicheh lian chuan kan chep bung ta zel a, a tangkai hle a ni. Chaihcheh ha kha keiman ka chep bal/khem nghe nghe awm tak e!

Chumi atang chuan mi pali vel kan lut ta a. Bawkvakin kan phei zel a, kei aia lut hmasa chuan mi pakhat awmin a hriat thu a rawn sawi a. Ka va thlen ve chuan fiah vak lovin tihian ka hmu. Hmeichhe tleirawl niin ka hria a, a khumza te chu la tha viauin a khum erawh chu chhuatah a sawp thla nuaih a. Chumiah chuan thu kunin a lo awm a. Kan han sawngbawl vel khan, a lu a khup inkara alo awm danah leh a ngum/hnungzang tlem vunchhia a pilh tih loh hliam a neih loh bakah, a ka atanga phuan alo chhuah danah khan rindan ka nei ve mai mai a.

Ka rindan chuan inchung tlusawp khan chhuatah a khum chawpin a sawprawp pui anga, ani rawn thuchhuak chu inchung lam chuan a thutkun tir ta anga, chutia tih luihnaa thu kun nghet tlat ta chu thaw thei lovin a thi ta a nih ka ring. Hetiang lam zirmi ka ni lova ka ring sual maithei bawk! He inchhung atanga kan chhuah hnu lawk hian mi thenkhat an lut leh a. A hmaa kan luhna vel te kha a lo phui vek tawh tiin an rawn chhuak leh a ni. Tlema tlemah keini pawh kan vannei viau awm e.

Engpawh nise, hemi ni vek hian pafa lo bawhvak chhuahna an tih kiangah chuan vaipa ruang an chhar leh a. Chu vaipa ban chu lungpui lian takin a delhbeh tlat avangin kan tum ngial pawhin kan la chhuak thei derlo mai a. Tichuan a ban chu tan mai tha in upa zawk ten thu an rel ta a ni. Kan awmna piah a inah chuan tlangval va tlanin chempui a rawn hawh a. Chu chem chuan vaipa ban kan sat chu a bil (hriamlo) hrep mai chu niin. Vai banah chempui sah a ting ta tuih tuih mai a nih kha. Hun a uihawm si, thirtiang la-in kan chhun bung ta law law a ni. Tlai lamah lah chuan lungpui lo tisawn leh siin ban chauh hmu chu, "Heta hi mihring ban chauh kan chhar e.." tiin an au lauh lauh mai a. A hmaa buaipuitute chu kan inmelh hrak hrak a, engmah erawh kan sawi lem lo.

Keimahni'n kan vai ruang chhar hmasakna ber kiang, Lungleng lam hnaih hretah chuan insawp nuaih kan lai chhuak leh ta a. Hetah chian mipa leh hmeichhia, inpawm rial kan hmaa mite chuan an phawrh leh ta a, an lainat awm kher mai. Damdawiin lam Hlâng (stretcher) ah chuan an ruang dahin kan zawn chho ta a. Kan zawn chhoh lai chuan pa pakhat hi rawn tlan thlain, a nupui a nih leh nih loh a rawn en a. Alu chu a pherh nuaih nangin en a duh tlat avangin ka zawnlai chu a lu kan khuhna ka keu hawn sak ta a. Ani chuan en vawng vawngin a nupui ngei ani tiin, a fawp ta vawng vawng mai a. Han hnar vak anuam chiah si lova a entu tan pawh a lungchhiat thlak bakah a thildang zawng pawhin a nuamlo angreng khawp mai. Ni 7 ni a hmeichhe ruang an hmuh leh kha khipa nupui ngei khi alo ni awm a, a hmai pawh hai theih lovin alo la tha a ni. A zialo zual khawp mai.

Ruang kan hmuhte reng reng hi Hlimen biakin kianga hall chhungah chuan kan zalh zel a ni. Pakhat kan han zalh a, a dang kan va buaipui leh chhungin an lo tam belh hman viau zel mai. An lainatawm dan kha ka mitthla kumkhua tawh ngei ang.

Chutiang chuan Aizawl veng hrang hrang mai bakah, Mizoram hmun hrang, khaw hrang atangin tlawmngai an lo kal khawm tuk tuk reng a. Keipawh kan veng piah mai anih vanginb nitin ka thawk chhuak ve thin. A ni sarih naah kha chuan hnar tuam te pawh a ngai ve ta. Hliam lah an tam, thi lah an tam, a van rapthlak tak em! Khami tum khan mi 67 in nunna an chan a, in 16 a chhe vek a, hliam engemaw zat an awm bawk a ni.

Kei chinchang hrelo ta chu tihian ka ngaihtuahna ka seng ve mai mai zui a. "Engineer ten tha takin lung lak dan tur te, an lak chin tur engkim mai thlithlai thin ni ta sela, a chim angem le," tih hi!

NB: Mi thinlung mu hnu ka kaitho em lovang chu maw. Ziah chak tak2 lah ka ziak telloh phah nual mai lehnghal a!