Project 101, Cost: US$8,450 – Installation of a pipeline to provide Dashtishavd village, 18 families, Vanj District, GBAO Region, access to safe drinking water from spring source, 3900 meters up a mountain.

Dashtishavd Village

Pre-project Situation

In summer:

Water from the river is used for drinking purposes. The water in the river is not suitable for drinking. During the summer the water is highly used for washing also, which leaves stains on the clothes and very hard for the skin to be used.

In winter:

Due to the cold weather some points of the river freeze. Due to this the fetching location becomes farther as  only some points for fetching water are available.

Yazgulam River

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: 03.2025

Feedback received From the Chief Jilaev Sh (mobile ph:900506441) of the  Dashtishavud Village, GBAO, Tajikistan after, the completion of the project 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:

Our prayers go towards the good health and long lives of Shiraz and Shahida Dhananis, Mithoo and Nabat Gillani and all their family members. 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.