Pre-project Situation
Shokhirizm village has no access to clean drinkable water. The villagers are collecting water from the Shogdara river (shown below), which is 1.2 km far from the village. Also, the river becomes the most unsafe and polluted from May to October months of each year.
Project Scope
Installation of an insulated 25 mm diameter pipeline, 4.3-km long, from a mountain spring source to the Village.
Spring source
Path of the pipeline
Pipeline alignment
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
Construction/Installation by the Village
Completed Project
Feedback from the village
Date of the Feedback: 10/10/2020
Feedback received from: Chief of the Shokhirizm village Zarjabekov B (mobile ph: 934564693), 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: During winter time we were used to spend a lot of time on fetching the water, now we can use that time for other activities, as collecting wood for heating, knitting and etc.
In spring: Spring is the beginning of the cropping season, people have a lot of work on the land, which does not allow to do much around the house. Now that we will have a little more time, women will allocate some time for cooking of food and children will have more time to play and study.
In summer: In summer the young people mainly migrate to Russia, which leaves us with less working power. Now we will have some additional hands for working on land, instead of bringing water.
In fall: Fall is busy period as spring and summer and having the water by the house will have the same benefits
How does the water from the pipeline taste? – the water tastes fine
Does the taste change in different seasons – it tastes 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
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:
The residents of the Shokhirizm village, pass their best wishes to Shiraz and Shahida Dhanani and make dua for the eternal peace of their deceased family members Sherbanu, Hasham, Naseem, Aly and Rahemat.