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    SOCCENT Civil Affairs provides clean water in Tajikistan

    SOCCENT Civil Affairs provides clean water in Tajikistan

    Courtesy Photo | Two 25,000 liter tanks hold clean water for distribution to outlying villages near...... read more read more

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FL, UNITED STATES

    07.10.2012

    Courtesy Story

    U.S. Special Operations Command Central

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Soldiers from the Special Operations Command Central Civil Military Support Element, in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, officially transferred responsibility for a new water distribution system to the people of Sari-Chashma, Tajikistan this week.

    Uncommonly severe flooding in Tajikistan in 2010 destroyed Sari-Chashma’s outdated water system. The new system, which incorporates a sand and rock filter along with a chlorination system, ensures that approximately 6,000 people in the region once again have access to clean water.

    “This is the first time the village of Nosir Bobo has ever had access to water without having to walk to the river,” said Khamrokul Aliev, the Sari-Chashma Jamoat leader.

    By constructing the means to distribute clean water throughout the region, the risk of water-borne diseases is lowered and overall health is improved.

    “The completion of this water system is the result of the hard work and dedication of the people of Sari-Chashma and the U.S. Embassy,” said Capt. Devin Conley, team leader for the CMSE.

    This project is just one of many ways the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe are working to improve the quality of life for the people of Tajikistan.

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    Date Taken: 07.10.2012
    Date Posted: 07.10.2012 08:29
    Story ID: 91311
    Location: MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FL, US

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