Bakarabad women carrying contaminated drinking water on heads. Norwegian ambassador released 8 million for water supply schemes.
By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi
CHITRAL: Women of Bakarab carrying contaminated water of an open stream in pitches on their head for drinking purposes. As there is no water supply scheme in the area of Bakarabad, Lalmi Lalmi2, Lalmmi3 and Acholgah villages. During the visit of Norwegian Ambassador to Chitral women of the area came on roads and demanded for provision of potable drinking water. Royal Norwegian ambassador Ms Cecilie Landsverk approved rupees 8 million for water supply scheme through CIADP and Creative Approach for Development started work on pipeline having the length of 40000 feet from Jughor goal fountain. Some 210 households are beneficiaries of this plan.
Women of the area are compelled to carry drinking water from an open stream its water is contaminated due to putting of leaf, dust and other dirty things being flowing openly. CAD carrying some 40000 feet long pipeline for this area where some 2000 feet pipe is clipped with rock. This water supply schemes is being carrying from Jughor goal spring which will solve water shortage issue. Some 210 houses holds are its beneficiaries of the project.
Some local women told this scribe that they have fixed water motor for sucking water to be carried from hundreds of feet beneath for drinking and cooking purposes but electricity supply also have been suspended for the last 20 days and that is why they carrying water in pitches, bucket water pot on their heads climbing on some 1 kilometer on height. Iqbal Murad alocal social worker said that they requested public health department and their elected representatives including district administration time and again for provision of drinking water but they did nothing.
They thanked Norwegian government and CIADP who donated some 8 million rupees for this purposes. Residents of the area are optimistic that after completion of this project they will get potable drinking water at their door step and their women and children will get relief from a terrible exercise of carrying water on their head.
G.H. Farooqi C/O Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral Pakistan phone No (0092) 0943-320737, 0943-316052, 0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572, 03159698446, 03469002167
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