Project 102, Donated cost: US$8,400 – Installation of a pipeline to provide Zimcdasht village, 11 families, Rushan District, access to safe drinking water from spring source, 3700 meters up a mountain.

Zimcdasht Village

Pre-project Situation

The villagers have no access to safe drinking water.
They collect water from thee nearby Bartang River, let the water stay in
the Sun for 2 or 3 hours for all the impurities to settle to the bottom, and
then boil the clear water before drinking.
The river water is even more dirty in Spring and Summer.
Also, collecting water in Winter is more difficult because the
temperatures in Winter often drop to -30 degree Centigrade.

Project Scope

Installation of  a 63 mm diameter    polyethylene pipeline from the spring source, 3.9 km away from the village

                              The spring Source

Expected benefits

This piped access to potable water will benefit them in 5 different ways:

1) The villagers will not suffer from waterborne diseases

2) It will free up more time to work on their farmland during spring, summer, and fall

3) every day, they will have more time to cook meals

4) in winter, it will give the parents more time to spend with the
kids on doing their homework, and

5) Kids will have more time to study and do other activities

Items donated 

Construction/Installation  by the Village 

Completed project 

Feedback from the village 

Date of the Feedback: 11.2022

Feedback received From the Chief Mirzomamadov M (mobile ph: 900660370 ) of the  Zimcdasht Village, GBAO, Tajikistan after, the completion of the Drinking Water project # 102:  

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 amount per liter:

excellent when less than 300 mg, good when between 300-600 gm, fair when 600-900 mg and unacceptable when more than 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:

Provision of safe drinking water is a very important aspects of improving livelihood of people in inaccessible areas. The residents of the Zimcdasht village make dua in the names of all those, who have contributed for this great initiative, including Mithoo and Nabat Gillani, Shiraz and Shahida Dhanani, and their deceased family members Sherbanu, Hasham, Naseem, Aly and Rahemat. May God be pleased of their good deeds.