chitral 250 KV kalash hydro power project

250 KV Hydro power project inaugurated at Kalash valley.

CHITRAL: 250 Kilo vat Kalash hydro power project inaugurated in

Kalash valley for electrification the entire valley. A function was

held in this connection District Coordination Officer (DCO) Chitral

Rahmatullah Wazir was chief guest on the occasion. Addressing on the

occasion Engineer Temour Shah coordinator of Rural Community

Development Program (RCDP) while he also briefing the stakeholders

said that new Kalasha hydro power project will bring revolution in

development of Kalash valley. He thanked to USAID and national rural

support program for financial assistance of this power house. Wazir

Zada Kalash Manager of AVDP and representatives of Kalash community

thanked the implementing agency as well as donors for construction of

this hydro power project. He said that Kalasha having thousands of

years old history but they still living of stone period because of no

developmental schemes in the valley. There is no electricity from

government national grid station in three valleys of Kalash but local

people have arranged micro hydro power stations on self help basis.

And now after completion of this mega hydro power house it will really

causes for socio economic development of the valley and its

inhabitants. A lady participant Miss Nasreen said that this power

house will bring lights in lives of Kalash people and will declared

mailing stone for sustainable development of Kalash community.

Addressing on the occasion DCO Chitral stressed upon the technical

staff for choosing suitable site for this power house so as to be

saved from flood and other natural disaster. He said that district

administration encourage all those organizations and donors who donate

and invest in Chitral for uplift of this backward district. He said

that Chitral having potential of 10000 Mega watt power generation and

provincial government also have kicked a number of hydro power

projects in entire district. He said that in future Chitral will

capable to generate thousands of Megawatt electricity and people will

came here from down districts for labor and business but Chitrali will

be self sufficient and they will no need to travel down districts for

laboring. He said that District administration have included

construction of Bashalini (menses houses) for Kalash women in Annual

Development Program (ADP). He thanked to civil society for playing

vital role in development of Chitral and assured that all possible

supports will be rendered to those who work for benefit of Chitral. He

also stressed upon the local people that community participation is

must for long term and sustainable development because by this way

local community own any developmental projects and will play role for

its protection and sustainability. Besides him Bezaingi a Kalash elite

and other spoke on the occasion. A large number of people both from

Kalash and Muslim community participated in opening ceremony of

Kalash Hydro power project and expressed their great pleasure on

construction of this power house.

 

G.H. Farooqi C/O Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No

0943-320737, 0943-316052, 0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572,

03159698446, 03469002167

email: gulhamad@gmail.com

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