CHITRAL: To bring positive changes in the lives of people who are still living in stone-age era, the Sarhad Rural Support Program (SRSP) launched a 30 KV micro hydro power house MHP at Broghul valley.
General Officer Commanding Malakand Major General Javed Mahmood Bukhari was chief guest on the occasion who unveiled the plaque and inaugurated the power house. Chief executive officer of SRSP Shahzda Masoodul Mulk was present on the occasion.
Addressing the ceremony GOC General Bukhari said that this power house will bring positive changes in the lives of the local community.
He congratulated CEO SRSP and his step for initiating this good work.
He said that people of this backward and border area are very loyal to Pakistan but unfortunately they are still deprived from electricity.
MNA Chitral Shahzada Iftikharuddin said in his speech that students of the area who were faced difficulties in their studies during night time will benefit from the electricity. Some beneficiaries of the power house told this scribe that we are still deprived from electricity in this modern era of information technology and use Latten and wood for lighting.
They said that we hope that we will get relief from kerosene oil and burning wood for lighting and heating purpose because the area gets 5 feet snow in winter season. District Program Manager SRSP Tariq Ahmad said that this power house will complete with a cost of Rs.7.5 million and will benefit 70 households in its surrounding.
Engineer Khadimullah of SRSP revealed that there are so many narrow places in Broghul river where big dams can be constructed for hydro power and irrigation purposes.
Residents of the area thanked high ups of SRSP for launching this power house because there is no electricity in the whole valley and no other organization have worked in this connection.
They demanded of the federal and provincial government for constructing of dams and water reservoir on Broghul River for the establishment of hydro power houses and irrigation purposes to bring green revolution in this most backward area which were neglected in the past where there was no road, no school, no college and no electricity.
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