Project 99, Donated cost: US$11,000 – Installation of a pipeline to provide Vichkut village, 48 families, Ishkashim district, access to safe drinking water from spring source, 8,500 meters up a mountain.
Funded by : Dhananis
Vichkut Village
Pre-project Situation
Currently, households use water from the Vichkut Stream (shown below) which is not suitable and clean for drinking. The stream is located 1,500-2,000 meters away from the village.
In the warmer months May -September, the households use donkeys to bring the water.
From October – April when the weather is extremely cold and snowy, they cannot use donkeys. They have to bring the water on foot in containers of 5 or 10 liters. This makes it the hardest period.
Vichkut stream
Project Scope
Installation of a 50mm diameter polyethylene pipeline from the spring source, 8.5 km away from the village
The spring Source
Path of the 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
50 mm diameter polyethylene pipes, glass wool for pipe insulation, cement, miscellaneous supplies and services
Construction/Installation by the Village
Completed project
Feedback from the village
Date of the Feedback: 05.2023
Feedback received From the Chief Ravshanov Z (mobile ph: 501240524 ) of the Vichkut Village, GBAO, Tajikistan after, the completion of the project 99, below:
How has this pipeline helped you in saving time for other activities?
In winter: It will help us to spend more time with the kids on doing their homework and cooking meals
In spring: It will help us to save time for spending on working on our farm lands.
In summer: It help us to save time for spending on working on our farm lands
In Fall: It is helping us to spend more time in harvesting our crop
Does the taste change in different seasons?,
It tastes the same in all the season
Does it have any color – No
Does it have any odor – No
Do use any water from this for washing? – Yes
Does the water leave any stains on the clothes? – No
Is it hard water – No
Any tap water can contain different amounts of total dissolved salts (TDS), which in large quantities would make the water harmful to drink. So, it is necessary to test it regularly.
The water is rated based on the TDS amout per liter:
excellent when less than 300 mg, good when between 300-600 gm, fair when 600-900 mg and unacceptable when morethan 1200 mg.
So, can you plan to rest your tap water regularly with this meter we have given you?- Yes
Also, can you plan to have a government specialist check your drinking water if it smells bad, tastes bad or has a color? Yes
Duaa from the Village Chief:
We express our deepest gratitude to Mr. Shiraz and Mrs. Shahida for their help.
And make dua on behalf of Shahida and Shiraz Dhanani, who spend their funds for such a great work and projects. Not everyone can make somebody else’s problem, more important then your own ones. May Mawla be proud of such Murids and may their Nazrana be accepted.
For their deceased family members, we pray for their souls and eternal peace.