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1. SULTAN ROME ADVOCATE says:

   May 1, 2008 at 11:45 am

   Damages of Earthquake and People of Shangla NWFP Pakistan

   It was morning of October 8, 2005 when a powerful and devastating earthquake struck the northern part of Pakistan causing major destruction and playing havoc with millions of lives. The affected areas were the Shangla, Mansehra, Bata gram, Kohistan, Abbotabad districts and four districts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. More than 70,000 people lost their lives out of those 35,000 were children who were attending schools at that time. Most of the civil society infrastructure such as schools, colleges, roads, and hospitals were collapsed and destroyed. The Thousands of Kacha & Pacca dwelling houses are completely demolished, while others are partially damaged which are not fit for further use as these are dangerous and life risk is involved in their further use. Recent devastating earth quake badly affected almost whole population of the District in one or other shape.

   The remote district of Shangla consists of scattered populations 554818 divided into tiny, mountain-top hamlets spread out across a vast area. Due the nature of this difficult terrain some areas are difficult to access by road. The number of total households is 53529 and average household size is 8 persons per family. The population density is 341 persons per square kilometer. Total area of the District is 1586 sq-Km (339614 Acres) in which 104672 Acres (31%) is cultivated and 109685 Acres (32 %) is forest. It consists of 2 Tehsils i-e Tehsil Alpuri and Puran with 44 Patwar Circles and 111 villages. The District comprises of 1 National, 2 Provincial Assembly Seats, 2 Tehsil Councils and 28 Union Councils.

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   Shangla is a backward and tribal society where majority of the people live below the poverty line and are illiterate. Any one can estimate living standard of its people from a report recently issued by the government in which Shangla district was on top in ratio of poverty through out NWFP.

   The literacy rate is 14.7% (25.2% in male & 3.7% in female). The government has so far been a big disappointment in changing the socio-economic conditions of the people and in this advanced technological age of the 21st century we are still lacking the basic infrastructure of the basic necessities of life.

   District Shangla is full of natural resources like emerald, Marble, Chromites, Soap stone etc and there is a vast scope of investment and development. Similarly the area has a variety of fauna and flora like Markhur, Brown Bear, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Wolf, Pigeons, Monkeys, Chakor, and Dove etc. In flora medicinal plants like Banafsha, Tarkha, Unab, Mushkibala, white Rose and Mint etc are found in the area which are of great importance.

   The inhabitants of the Shangla are deprived of basic needs, infrastructure, education, health, road and other facilities. The main road which connects Shangla with Swat and other parts of the country is in a very bad condition and it is difficult to drive over it.

   Following is a data about Shangla district.

   S.No
   Description
   Details

   1.
   Total Area

   1586 Sq-Km (339614 Acres)

   2.
   Cultivated Area

   104672 Acres (31%)

   3.
   Un-Cultivated Area
   234942 Acres (69%)

   4.
   Forest

   109685 Acres (32%)

   5.
   Irrigated Land
   7599 Acres (2%)

   6.
   Non-Irrigated land
   97073 Acres (29%)

   7.
   Soil
   The soil of Shangla is very deep silt-loam

   8.
   Population
   554818 (2.5% of the total population of the NWFP.

   9.
   Average growth rate in population
   3.27% per year

   10.
   Total Household
   53529 (According to 1988 census)

   11.
   Household size
   8 persons per family.

   12.
   Population Density
   341 persons per Sq-Km.

   13.
   Total No of Villages
   111

   14
   Patwar Circles
   44

   15.
   Union Councils
   28

   16.
   Tehsils
   2 i-e Alpuri & Puran

   17.
   Literacy Rate
   14.7% (25.2% in male & 3.7% in female)

   18.
   Ratio of government employers
   5.6%

   19.
   Boundaries.

   East: – District Batagram &Triable area of Kala Dhaka.

   West: – District Swat. South: – District Buneer &Triable area of Kala Dhaka.

   North: – District Kohistan.

   The people of Shangla are known as being proudly independent and surviving for centuries in mountains. They occupy small stretches of agricultural land and accustomed to living on its produce while many people works in coal mines of Baluchistan, Sind and Punjab. The Ratio of government employers is 5.6%.

   Recent devastating earth quake badly affected almost whole population of the District in one or other shape. This natural disaster took about thousands human lives, seriously injured many more persons. The climate in the region is cold with patches of moderate weather in summers. The inhabitants of Shangla district are lying under open sky in this cold severe weather on mercy of God. The worst affected areas in Shangla district are union councils Shahpur, Damori, Pirkhana, Koozkana, Maira, Shang, Dandai, Kormang, and Sarkool.

   UNION COUNCIL WISE DETAILS OF DAMAGES:

   The breakdown of population and estimated number of affected families in badly affected areas of district Shangla given below.

   S.No
   Union Council
   Population
   Total Household
   NO of Household affected
   % of affected Household

   1.
   Shahpur
   20528
   2566
   2052
   80%

   2.
   Damori
   13907
   1760
   1050
   60%

   3.
   Pirkhana
   22325
   2826
   1400
   50%

   4.
   Koozkana
   10368
   1312
   500
   40%

   5.
   Maira
   12800
   1622
   1500
   90%

   6.
   Shang
   10917
   1418
   1000
   70%

   7.
   Dandai
   11926
   1662
   1500
   80%

   8.
   Sarkool
   19309
   2413
   1700
   70%

   9.
   Kormang
   9843
   1278
   900
   70%

   10.
   Bunerwal
   14398
   1800
   900
   50%

   11.
   Chakisar
   16974
   2122
   1050
   50%

   12.
   Behlool Khel
   20475
   2409
   1450
   60%

   13
   Kamach Nusrat Khel
   17536
   2063
   1450
   70%

   IMMEDIATE MEASURES REQUIRED:

   . While keeping in mind agonies of the earth quake victims their first immediate requirement is CGI sheets and cements for reconstruction of their houses.

   Secondly they required health facilities i-e MCH centers/Hospitals, Free medicines.

   Thirdly they need vocational training centers and professional skill for their sustainable development.

   There fore I request the world community, NGOs and donor agencies that Keeping in view low standard of living of its people lack of infrastructure severe cold winter separate geography and damages of devastating earth quake the people of Shangla District Shangla donate generously for reconstruction of educational institutes, health centers, vocational centers, streets, roads and other facilities in the earthquake affected areas of Shangla district on humanitarian basis, Because it require immediate attention for its sustainable development, reconstruction and rehabilitation.

   SULTAN ROME
   ADVOCATE HIGH COURT PESAWAR
   SHANGLA LAW CHAMBER
   SHANGLA DISTRICT BAR ASSOCIATION
   AT ALPURI, DISTRICT SHANGLA,
   NWFP PAKISTAN
   E-mail:- sultan_shangla@yahoo.com
   Ph # +92996850885 (Office)
   +92996885488 (Residence)

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2. SULTAN ROME ADVOCATE says:

   May 1, 2008 at 11:54 am

   EARTH QUAKE IN SHANGLA NWFP PAKISTAN
   Shangla is land of natural beauty, long green trees, high mountains, sweet springs, thick forest and streams, was earlier sub-division of Swat District. In 1995 after long movement and endeavors of its people the then Chief Minister of NWFP Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao upgraded it to the status of a District. According census of 1998 its population was 434563 which are 2.5% of the total population of the NWFP, while its current population is 541000. Here annual growth rate is 3.27% and population density is 274 persons per Sq-Km. The number of total households is 53529 and average household size is 8 persons per family. The literacy rate is 14.7% (25.2% in male & 3.7% in female). Total area of the District is 1586 sq-Km (339614 Acres) in which 104672 Acres (31%) is cultivated and 109685 Acres (32 %) is forest. There are two Tehsils i-e Tehsil Alpuri and Puran with 44 Patwar Circles and 111 villages. The District comprises of 1 National, 2 Provincial Assembly Seats, 2 Tehsil Councils and 28 Union Councils. .

   Recent devastating earth quake badly affected almost whole population of the District in one or other shape. This natural disaster took about thousands human lives, seriously injured many more persons. The Thousands of kacha & pacca houses are completely demolished, while others are partially damaged which are not fit for further use as these are dangerous and life risk is involved in their further use.

   Similarly last year loses of human lives and houses due to heavy snow fall and avalanches are not concealed from any one. Now thousands of earth quake affected are laying helpless under open sky in this severe cold winter weather.

   Ratio of government employers is 5.6%, while majority of its peoples are employed in coal mines through out the country and there standard of living is very below. The main source of income of population is agriculture. The inhabitants of the district are deprived of the infrastructure.

   AS it is the most backward District of NWFP Pakistan, any one can estimate living standard of its inhabitants from a report recently issued by the government in which this district was on top in ratio of poverty through out NWFP.

   Keeping in view low standard of living of its people lack of infrastructure severe cold winter separate geography and damages of devastating earth quake the people of Shangla District demands positive attention and measurements of government and NGOs for its sustainable development, reconstruction and rehabilitation.

   SULTANROME

   ADVOCATE HIGH COURT

   SHANGLA DISTRICT BAR ASSOCIATION

   AT ALPURI DISTRICT SHANGL

   NWFP PAKISTAN

   E-mail sultan_shangla@yahoo.com

   0092996850885 (Office)

   0092996885488 (Residence)

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3. SULTAN ROME ADVOCATE says:

   May 1, 2008 at 12:30 pm

   SHAHPUR SHANGLA

   Introduction
   Union Council Shahpur is situated at a distance of about 27-km in Northeast from main town of Alpuri Shangla. The UC area falls in the moist Temperate Zone thus receiving summer monsoon (July, August) and winter snowfall. Normally the snowfall starts in mid-November and lasts till mid April Occasionally early snowfall is also observed.
   The climate in summer is moderate and pleasant and average rainfall ranges 1500-2000 mm/year. The slopes in the upper portions are steep and comparatively moderate in the lower portions.
   Total area is 11296 Acre Its height from sea level is 4400 feet. In the October, 8, 2005 tragedy of the earth quack 30people lost their lives, 1100 became seriously injured, 80 % dwelling houses completely damaged while others were not fit for further use and life risk was involved in it. There are two Mawaziat i-e Mauza Shahpur and Barkana. Area of Mauza Barkana is 4875 Acre and 6420 Acre of the Mauza shahpur.
   LANGUAGES:- The majority of the people speaks Pushto language, the Gujars speaks Gujro and there are few families of Kohistani, who speaks Kohistani.
   LITERACY RATE: -The literacy rate is 14.4%.
   Tribes; – There are three major sections in the UC i.e. Pakhtoon, Miangan/ Saidan and Gujjar. These sections are spread over in different hamlets Kalay, Barkana, Shahpur Jinkikheil, Shahpur Azikhil, Amir Nagar, Naway Kalay, Kooz Hal, Bar Hal, Shalia, Kandaw, Drad, Shonial Sar, Shahpur Khwarh, Karai, Hafiz Abad, Tangwan, Damana, Barkana Jai, Gaji Khwarh, Asharh and Bilanday.
   GENERAL, LOCATION, CLIMATE AND TERRAIN:-
   BASIC VILLAGE DATA: LOCATION, CLIMATE AND TRRAIN.
   Name Village Shahpur
   Union Council, District Shahpur, Shangla
   RMU/RMS Shangla, Shahpur
   Geographic co-ordinates Let: 30? – 8? Long: 67? – 21?
   Total population 19904 (according to 1998 census Report)
   Total village area 11296 Acre
   North Boundary with Damori
   East boundary with Kood Mang
   South boundary with Kooz Kana
   West boundary with Lilownai

   Population: – According to 1998, census the population of the is as under;-
   Village Population Total Household % of affected Household. Area.
   Shahpur 19904 2200 80% 11296 Acre
   Note; – The annual growth rate in population is 3.3%.

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