8 Hand Pumps installed to provide safe drinking water for 7 villages in Badin
Overview
Nishat Welfare Organization, under its community development program, installed 8 hand pumps in Badin with the objective of providing safe drinking water to vulnerable communities living in Union Councils of Luari Sharif and Kadhan in the coastal belt.
Summary
| Total Hand Pumps Installed | 8 |
| Number of People served | 1500+ |
| Total Expense | Rs. 72,000 |
Background and Objectives
8 Hand Pumps installed for 7 villages in Badin
Nishat Welfare Organization, under its community development program, installed 8 hand pumps in Badin.
8 Hand Pumps installed for 7 villages in Badin
the objective of providing safe drinking water to vulnerable communities living in Union Councils of Luari Sharif and Kadhan in the coastal belt.
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The main source of drinking water for villages as well as urban water supply schemes is canals and water courses. Owing to the shortage of freshwater downstream from Kotri Barrage, a major problem being faced, especially by coastal communities is the depleted supply of drinking water. Most of the coastal communities usually purchase water jerry cans at heavy prices and this makes them more vulnerable economically. The water purchased and consumed is very unhygienic and causes many water-borne diseases. According to the 1998 Population Census, overall, 13 percent of households used piped water (nul), 15.73 percent used hand-pumped water and 6.17 percent had wells as indoor sources of Drinking water.
Nishat Welfare Organization has been working on community development projects in Badin district for many years. As part of our mission, our team regularly visits vulnerable communities in the area to identify the issues that they face. NWO team gathered data in some of the villages they go now frequently and identified some 8 locations of acute shortage of drinking water facility. There is neither local government support nor resources nor collective social effort. Considering the grave water situation, NWO team created a programme with the prime objective of providing safe drinking water to vulnerable communities living in Union Councils Luari Sharif and Kadhan in coastal belt.
Nishat Welfare Organization (N.W.O) spent a total of Rs.72000/- for installation of above eight hand pumps. Following are the eight hand pumps locations installed in different villages in the month of November 2013.
1. Muhammad Moosa Mallah (Union council Kadhan)
First hand pump is installed in the village Muhammad Moosa Mallah. It is 24 kilo meters away from Badin city situated in the south east in union council kadhan. There are 18-25 houses in the village and about 140 people are the prime beneficiaries along with other cattle and animals.
2. Vikio Lunjar (union council kadhan)
The 2nd hand pump is installed in the village Vikio Lunjar. It is situated 32 kilo meters from Badin city in the east. There are 17 houses in the village. 53 people are the human beneficiaries and their cattle will also get benefit out of installed pump. The people of the village are were unable to install new hand pump due to poverty.
3. Gul Muhammad Thebo (union council kadhan)
3rd hand pump is installed in the village Gul Muhammad Thebo. It is 28 kilo meters away from Badin city situated in south east in union council Kadhan. There 40 houses in the village and about 250 people are the prime beneficiaries along with other cattle and animals. The boring for the pump is installed 400 meters away from the village on the bank of canal.
4. Banhoo korejo (union council Luari Sharif)
4th water pump is installed in the village Banhoo korejo. Densely populated village comprised of 56 houses and more than 300 people are the residents of the village. There were 2 pumps installed already in the village but since last one year one pump was totally damaged due to this there was a serious demand for drinking water. Although, hand pump is installed in the village by N.W.O team but there is demand for more pumps.
5. Wali dad Aheer (union council Luari Sharif)
5th hand pump is installed in the village Wali dad Aheer which is 5 kilo meters away from Luari Sharif city located in the west in union council Luari sharif. There are 20 houses in the village and about 132 people are dependant on the installed pump along with other cattle and animals. This village is backward and needs more help and attention.
6. Roshan Abad (union council Luari Sharif)
N.W.O field team has installed the 6th and 7th pump in the village Roshan abad. It is situated 2 kilometers away from Luari Sharif city in North East. there are 35 houses in the village. About 350 people are the inhabitants of the village. The first pump which is installed in a house for community members has benefited half of the population of the village and the 2nd pump is installed in the vicinity of government primary school Roshan Abad. More than 150 students are the prime beneficiaries who were without drinking water facility at their school.
7. Noor Muhammad Korejo (union council Luari Sharif)
8th hand pump is installed in the Govt, primary school Noor Muhammad Korejo. It is situated in the North West 6 kilo meters away from Luari Sharif city in union council Luari sharif. There are more than 150 students’ prime beneficiaries of the installed pump.