Observers say Pakistan must develop its rural areas or places like Tharparkar will continue to experience periods of drought and death.
Small Machines Make Electricity
Many areas in Pakistan suffer energy shortages because of the countrys power grid, the wires and equipment that supply electricity to large areas. The grid does not reach all areas of the country. But in part of Pakistani Kashmir, people are now making their own electricity. They use small-scale turbines to create energy from the areas many waterways. Christopher Cruise has the story.
The Neelum Valley of southeastern Pakistan is sometimes called Heaven on Earth. People there want to protect their forests and keep their environment clean. But the area also has a growing need for electricity. Shafiq Usmani is an official with the Neelum Valley Hydro-Electric Board.
All the beauty of the Neelum Valley is dependent upon these forests, streams, this neat and clean water, and this can only be sustained if we are giving them the clean energy.
Two hundred thousand people live in the Neelum Valley. But less than half of them get electricity from Pakistans national power grid. They may not need to because the Neelum River and other waterways flow with enough force to produce energy. Some communities have turned to small turbines -- called hydel machines -- to create electricity. A man named Rahimullah is one of the turbine operators.
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