Children in remote village rally against water crisis in their area
By Gul Hamaad Farooqi
CHITRAL: : Scores of children belonging to Riri and nearby villages of Oveer in Upper Chitral held a protest demonstration against shortage of drinking and irrigation water in their area. The locals said springs in the village had gone dry and there was a need to supply water from a nearby stream but the irrigation department was not paying heed to their demands. They said over 3,000 people of the area were affected due to the water crisis and left with no option but to migrate from the village. They said 85 families have already relocated due to the water crisis..
They said that some 40000 Acres of Land are being barren due to no water as a result standing crops, trees of Orchards also drying. They appeal to the chief justice of Pakistan, Prime Minister and CM KPK for provision of irrigation water to Riri Oveer so as to save them from migration. They said that there is source of water as well as river also flowing but it need social or electric water pump or pipeline for carrying water to their land for irrigation purposes but they can not afford its expenditure.
By Gul Hamaad Farooqi
CHITRAL: : Scores of children belonging to Riri and nearby villages of Oveer in Upper Chitral held a protest demonstration against shortage of drinking and irrigation water in their area. The locals said springs in the village had gone dry and there was a need to supply water from a nearby stream but the irrigation department was not paying heed to their demands. They said over 3,000 people of the area were affected due to the water crisis and left with no option but to migrate from the village. They said 85 families have already relocated due to the water crisis..
They said that some 40000 Acres of Land are being barren due to no water as a result standing crops, trees of Orchards also drying. They appeal to the chief justice of Pakistan, Prime Minister and CM KPK for provision of irrigation water to Riri Oveer so as to save them from migration. They said that there is source of water as well as river also flowing but it need social or electric water pump or pipeline for carrying water to their land for irrigation purposes but they can not afford its expenditure.
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