Poor performance of irrigation department

A scheme of canal was initiated when I was only one year old infant from Reshun to Zait which has not been completed yet though it turned 24 now.

In such a long epoch of more than two decades, approximately more than 100 million Pakistani rupees have been used on this non-stop plan. Besides, many precious lives were lost here. No doubt each life is precious. Every year about fifty to seventy lacks rupees come for this project but our fields are always craving for water. We get benefit of it only for ten to fifteen days every year.

Intriguingly, there are too many contractors in my small hamlet (Zait) and many are trying to register themselves in this lucrative organization and many are thinking this a short cut way to become affluent overnight.

This water channel is being made through such a lofty mountainous series where natural catastrophe can easily affect. Besides, it is full of risk to the local workers.

There was a fruitful option if they had chosen but it is futile to talk about it now. Doubtlessly, the aim of this organization is not to quit the project in a certain period of time and uplifting of local contractors is its major priority. Really such organizations suck the blood of our economy and we are going through such inflation.

I think corrupt officials are accepting bribes from the contractors; therefore, there isn't appropriate way of accountability in this organization. Selfishness is a part of human nature which we don't admonish but the people who turn into well-offs due to this mother earth should be a little bit loyal to it also.

At last, my humble request to the concern authorities that there should be proper answerability of these contractors and what quality of materials they have used. Avoid using national resources like this and surely He (Allah) loves not the prodigals.  --(Munir Hussyn Al-ibn Hamza, Zait, Chitral., 15 Mar 2011)