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I left the hotel at 9am to meet the contractor Abu Abdullah to buy the materials needed for the sanitation program.We walked across half of Rawalpindi to make sure we got the right supplier and the right price.
We purchased 8 toilet units,3 western style and 5 traditional Pakistani style,and all the pipe work that goes with the plumbing.We also purchased eight 125 gallon drums for the use as cess pits.We also purchased 70 bags of cement.
While we were in the market i also decided to purchase two 500gallon enforced plastic drums to use as storage for clean drinking water in the camps of Balakot and Muzafarabad.There is no facility for clean water storage except the passing government tankers. The camps unload at least 10 trucks a day so i decided to donate 3 industrial wheel barrows from Khalsa Aid to make carrying goods easier for the already tired volunteers.It was a long and hot day,i have an extremely painful and soar throat from the pollution in the city.My chest very clogged up too,the pollution in Pindi is terrible.
We got back to the base camp in Islamabad,its set up in a Mosque which is under construction.I had told Jejinder Singh to fly from Lahore to debrief me on his progress.He was waitng for us in the Mosque and lookéd tired.Abu Abdullah arranged a truck for the transport of building materials to Muzafarabad.It was now 5 30 and time for the Muslim prayers and to break the fast.Myself and Tejinder waited while our hosts prayed.They very kindly arranged some dates and drinks for us.I am now completely shattered,the heat and the lack of sleep is catching up.
I am very grateful to Abu Abdullah and his team for their unrelentíng assistance to Khalsa Aid since our arrival.
Khalsa Aid has yet again taken an important and crucially needed step to keep the camps clean.The threat of disease is very much a reality but hopefully the camps with Khalsa Aid sanitation program the threat will be minimal.All this Sewa is due to the Generousty of the Sikh Community who have helped tens of thousands in many disasters since Khalsa Aíd was born in April 1999 .We have moved on in our technical and spiritual experience to be more effective during our missions.
The pain and suffering that the Khalsa Aid sewadars witness on their missions makes them even more resolute to carry on the work worldwide.We thank the Sangat who have shown trust and faith in Khalsa Aid since its birth and ask for forgiveness if we didnt reply to any enquiry of e mail,we all have our jobs and domestic committments too.None of the Sewadaars are paid for their work in Khalsa Aid.
We purchased 8 toilet units,3 western style and 5 traditional Pakistani style,and all the pipe work that goes with the plumbing.We also purchased eight 125 gallon drums for the use as cess pits.We also purchased 70 bags of cement.
While we were in the market i also decided to purchase two 500gallon enforced plastic drums to use as storage for clean drinking water in the camps of Balakot and Muzafarabad.There is no facility for clean water storage except the passing government tankers. The camps unload at least 10 trucks a day so i decided to donate 3 industrial wheel barrows from Khalsa Aid to make carrying goods easier for the already tired volunteers.It was a long and hot day,i have an extremely painful and soar throat from the pollution in the city.My chest very clogged up too,the pollution in Pindi is terrible.
We got back to the base camp in Islamabad,its set up in a Mosque which is under construction.I had told Jejinder Singh to fly from Lahore to debrief me on his progress.He was waitng for us in the Mosque and lookéd tired.Abu Abdullah arranged a truck for the transport of building materials to Muzafarabad.It was now 5 30 and time for the Muslim prayers and to break the fast.Myself and Tejinder waited while our hosts prayed.They very kindly arranged some dates and drinks for us.I am now completely shattered,the heat and the lack of sleep is catching up.
I am very grateful to Abu Abdullah and his team for their unrelentíng assistance to Khalsa Aid since our arrival.
Khalsa Aid has yet again taken an important and crucially needed step to keep the camps clean.The threat of disease is very much a reality but hopefully the camps with Khalsa Aid sanitation program the threat will be minimal.All this Sewa is due to the Generousty of the Sikh Community who have helped tens of thousands in many disasters since Khalsa Aíd was born in April 1999 .We have moved on in our technical and spiritual experience to be more effective during our missions.
The pain and suffering that the Khalsa Aid sewadars witness on their missions makes them even more resolute to carry on the work worldwide.We thank the Sangat who have shown trust and faith in Khalsa Aid since its birth and ask for forgiveness if we didnt reply to any enquiry of e mail,we all have our jobs and domestic committments too.None of the Sewadaars are paid for their work in Khalsa Aid.
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