CHEPS takes Clean and Green Pakistan to every Village in Chitral

Pamir Times November 2, 2017

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Abdul Wahid Khan

Chitral Heritage and Environmental Protection Society (CHEPS) need no introduction when it comes to the theme of preserving nature and heritage. The organization has outreach to all major cities in Pakistan with a youth wing in every city to motivate and mobilize youth to take responsibility of environment.

The recent campaign of clean and green Pakistan started from the very top of Chitral. In Lashkar Goz 64 students and community members participated in a cleanliness campaign and awareness session.

Chairman of CHEPS Rehmat Ali Johar personally set on this mission to take the advocacy movement to every village of Chitral and to every member of the community. He, along with the volunteers, organized cleanliness drives and environmental awareness events in thirty one villages of Biyar.

The villages that CHEPS team has outreach include Lashkar Goz, Chinarabad, Chikar , Garam chasma, Intripon, Khalkhund, Gherarum , Yarkhun Lasht, Intip,Shusht, Shikarmat , Dubarrgar, Zhupu to all the way down to Mastuj, Sarghuz and Parwak.

During the month long community interaction events, CHEPS reached to more than 8,000 students and over 10,000 community members. CHEPS has set up Green clubs in every village
which empowers youth to own the local environment. The slogan of Clean and Green Pakistan has now reached Booni, and CHEPS is arranging different environmental drives with TMA in Booni region.

CHEPS has received tremendous support from Deputy Commissioner Chitral Irshad Sodhar. He is putting great efforts for the protection of environment and ecology of Chitral.

	Village	Outreach to Students	Outreach to Community
1	Lashkar gaaz	64	80
2	Chinarabad	211	121
3	Chikar	51	71
4	Garam chasma	32	72
5	Intripon	110	27
6	Khalkhund	55	53
7	Gherarum	60	55
8	Yarkhun Lasht	222	300
9	Intip	199	300
10	Shusht	350	1,000
11	Shikarmat	49	40
12	Didargar	152	300
13	Zhupu	650	2,500
14	Unauch	93	300
15	Power	370	700
16	Band Bala	655	650
17	Central Bang	770	1,100
18	Meragam	442	1,290
19	Diyuser	300	0
20	Shich	470	470
21	Birzoz	132	333
22	Mahting	193	1,100
23	Dizg	221	600
24	Brep	1297	1900
25	Dewangol + Khuz	339	500
26	Chapali	900	3,500
27	Chunj	150	550
28	Parkusap	250	500
29	Mastuj	760	800
30	Sarghuz	322	550
31	Parwak	650	3,000

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