Meeting with notables of Chatorkhand, Aminabad on the issue of drinking water

Chatorkhand is comprises on 400 households and the population of 3137 individuals. This valley is facing the big problem of drinking water since 2010. It has its own Nala (Stream) which is unclean due to the land slip in Nala Hayool. This causes dangerous disease in the area.

LSO conducted a meeting on this issue with the notables of Chatorkhand , Aminabad and Chinar. Total 31 notable from the community were called while 22 notables participated in the meeting.

Mr. Syed Ashiq Hussain Chairman LSO welcomed all the participants in the meeting and discussed the current situation of the issue. He quoted the words of Dr. Nadeem Medical Officer Civil Hospital Chatorkhand that:

“…… it will spread many kinds of dangerous diseases which will be out of control for us…..”

He said that the community of Kuchdeh / Birgal are agreed to give their clean water if Chatorkhand gives them unclean water for irrigation purpose.

All the participants were agreed on this exchange of water between Chatorkhand and Kuchdeh/Birgal.

Mr. Mayoon Khan Member Union Council Chtorkhand said that we need to discuss with all the community and motivate Peer Syed Karam Ali Shah Governor Gilgit Baltistan to do so. Because pipe line will be laid down through his property.

Mr. Ashiq Ali Shah said that water is a basic need of human being. It is most important to bring clean water for drinking from Kuchdh/Birgal and give them unclean water for irrigation. He confidently said that Peer Syed Karam Ali Shah will agree with us.

Mr. Abdul Majeed Khan thanked LSO for conducting such important meeting and said that Peer Karam Ali Shah is already agreed with us for this solution. The dialogue must be on permanent water exchange bases if the community of Kuchdeh/Birgal are agree.

Mr. Ghulam Mustafa vaccinator Civil Hospital Chatorkhand presented the current situation of patients in the hospital. He said that the number of patients of cholera and stomach from Chatrokhand are increasing day by day. He further said that we and our community are agreed to the permanent exchange system of water with Kuchdeh/Birgal.

 Finally it was decided to form a committee to proceed the dialogues with the community of Birgal/Kuchdeh and Peer Syed Karam Ali Shah as well.

Following are the members of Committee:

S.No	Name	Village
1	Mr. Afsar Khan	Aminabad
2	Mr. Shukur Khan	Do
3	Mr. Sultan Khan	Chinar
4	Mr. Syed Ashiq Ali Shah	Chatorkhand
5	Mr. Syed Niat Ali Shah	Chatorkhand
6	Mr. Ghulam Mustafa	Do
7	Mr. Akbar Khan	Do
8	Mr. Ishaq Murad	Do
9	Mr. Imran Nazir	Do
10	Mr. Mayoon Khan	Do
11	Mr. Syed Hussain Ali Shah	Do
12	Mr. Mastana Khan	Do
13	Mr. Sher Balang	Do
14	Mr. Muhammad Sahib Khan	Do
15	Mr. Jan Dada	Do
16	Mr. Mir Izzat	Kuchdeh
17	Mr. Wali Shah	Do
18	Mr. Meher Ali	Do