Project 108, Donated Cost: US$15,700 – Installation of a pipeline to provide Yamchun Village, 45 Households, Ishkashim District, GBAO Region, access to safe drinking water from a mountain spring located 7.5 kms away

Funded by: Dhananis

Yamchun Village

Pre-project Situation

The village does not have access to clean drinkingwater. Right now they are using water from Ishkahim river, which is not very safe and causes various infectious diseases among the residents of this village. In addition, it is very challenging to fetch water from the river, especially during winter.

Due to the fact that the water is not safe, the villagers have to boil it before any usage. Also, the need to boil water increases the cost of wood, coal and electricity.

There is available spring water source above the village which the villagers want to transfer to the village for further usage.

Ishkashim River

Project Scope

Installation of an insulated 63mm diameter polyethene pipeline

Proposed Pipeline

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

Construction/Installation by the Village

Completed project

Feedback from the village

Date of the Feedback: 05.2025

Feedback received From the Chief Zurobekov N (mobile ph:501661884) of the Yamchun Village, GBAO, Tajikistan after, the completion of the Drinking Water project # 108:

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:

We are the people of Yamchun village, pray for the health of the Shahida and Shiraz Dhanani, and his family that helped us with the challenge that we had. 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.