Project 27, Donation cost U$4520: UBB Installed a pipeline to provide Guildara Village, 21 families, Roshqala District, access to safe drinking water from a spring source, 2700 meters away, up the mountain.
Funded by: Dhananis
Guildara village
Pre-project Situation
The villagers drink water from the nearby Shogdara river (shown below). However, during summer, the river water is too dirty to drink.
As commonly done in the surrounding mountain villages, after they collect water in 3-5 litter bottles, they have to leave the bottles in the Sun for 2-3 hrs for all the silt to settle down to the bottom, before they drink it. Even then, the water is still not hygienic.
Shogdara River from which water is collected for drinking
Project Scope
Installation of an insulated polyethylene 50mm diameter pipeline, 2700m long, from the spring source to the Village
Spring Source
Planned pipeline
Expected Benefits
This piped access to potable water will benefit them in 4 different ways:
1) The villagers will not suffer from water borne deseases 2) It will free up more time to work on their farm land during spring, summer and fall and 3) in winter, it will give the parents more time to spend with the kids on doing their home wwork,and 4) every day, they will have more time to cook meals
Items donated
Pipes, glass wool pipe insulation, cement and other miscellaneous items and services
Construction/Installation by the Village
Completed project
Feedback from the village
Date of the Feedback: 8/10/2020
Feedback received from: Chief of the Gurdara village Shukrikhudoev (mobile ph: 502082033), GBAO, Tajikistan after, the completion of the project below:
Project: Donated assistance in providing a pipeline access to safe clean drinking water
How has this pipeline helped you in saving time for other activities?
In winter: The water being close to house makes a big difference in time used for bringing water, washing clothes and dishes, even washing hands. The time reduced for these activities, is now used for other work, including heating the house with wood, doing other housework and of course now we will have some time to rest.
In spring: As it was noted above, the time reduced for bringing water and doing other house chores with water, is now used for other house work and farming.
In summer: Beside the time reduction, there is another advantage of having the drinking water through pipeline from the spring is that it is clean and safe. Now we do not boil it several times and worry about it being infected.
In Fall: As it was noted above, the time reduced for bringing water and doing other house chores with water, is now used for other house work and farming.
How does the water from the pipeline taste?- Tastes good
Does the taste change in different seasons – the same all the seasons
Does it have any color – No
Does it have any odor – No
Do use any water from this for washing? – Yes
(if YES) does the water leave any stains on the clothes? – No
Is the water hard (hard water = soap and water do not create many foams (like when you are washing hands or showering) – No
Any water can contain bacteria, nitrates, total dissolved salts and alkaline level, etc. So testing it regularly to see how safe it is to drink is important.
When water tastes bad, smells bad or has a color, it indicates that water needs to be tested by a specialist from a nearby government office.
Can you plan to get water tested, once a year by a government specialist? -Yes
Additionally, When we give you a TDS meter, can you plan for your own health to test the tap water regularly with this device during each month? – Yes, of course
This device is to test for other dissolved salts. And from the readings you get , you can judge how safe is the water.
To judge the results, use the table below:
According to World Health Organization:
TDS level less than 300 mg/litre is considered as excellent,
between 300 and 600 mg/liter is good,
between 600-900 is fair,
between 900 – 1200 is poor and
more than 1200 mg/liter is unacceptable
Duaa from the Village Chief:
Provision of safe drinking water is a very important aspects of improving livelihood of people in inaccessible areas. We make dua in the names of all those, who have contributed for this great initiative, including Shiraz and Shahida Dhanani and their deceased family members Sherbanu, Hasham, Naseem, Aly and Rahemat. May God be pleased of their good deeds.