Project 54, Donation. Cost: US$16,700 – Installation of a pipeline to provide Ruzvay village with 54 Households, in Darvaz district, GBAO access to safe drinking water from a mountain spring located 5.5 kms away.

Ruzvay Village (200 years old)  

Pre-project Situation

The 54 household in Ruzvay village currently are using the water from the Panj river as a source of the drinking water which is located 800 meters away from the village.
The water in the river is not safe, as it can have a lot of microorganisms, that can serve as a cause of the infectious diseases. Since children more tend to drink the water without boiling it, they are the one that mostly get sick with diarrhea. The water gets muddy during Summer, as glaciers melt a lot during the hot weather, the water brings a lot of mud with it down to the river. In addition, it is very hard to fetch water during the winter, as it is unsafe to go down to the river, when it freezes around.

Panj River (when it turns muddy))

Project Scope

Installation of  an insulated pvc pipeline consisting of 500m of 75mm diam. pipe, 5kms of 63mm diam. pipe, and 1km of 15 mm pipe to  connect to 20 taps. 

Spring Source

Expected Benefits

 The project will benefit the villagers in following ways.

1) It will significantly reduce the number of infectious diseases spread amongst the residents of the village, specifically children.

2) It will give the opportunity to the villagers to practice sanitation and hygiene measures at a  better level, without worrying of the availability of the water

3) The parents will have more time to prepare meals for their children

4) The children will have more time to spend on their studies and other activities

Items donated  (pending)

Construction/Installation  by the Village (pending)

Completed project (pending)

Feedback from the village (pending)