Facts and Figures about Village Bhogarmang

Posted by Kashif Aziz
October 25, 2005

Facts and Figures about Village Bhogarmang

Name of Village: Bhogarmang. District: Mansehra. Distance From Capital: 176 KM. Adjoining Areas: Andarasi, Dandi, Chowa, Baki, Pakalas, Graanthalli, Cittabatta. Total Population: 1700 approx. Major Occupation: Farming And Most Of The People Were Working On Daily Wages. Total Houses: 500. Structure of Houses: 60% Clay Houses And 40% Concrete Houses. Houses Destroyed: 98%. Deaths: 25. People Injured: 500. Major Injuries: 27.

Some Other Information: Most of the community is poor and hardly surviving. The average income of a single is near to Rs.60 – Rs.100 per day. All of them lost there jobs due to this Earthquake and now they are just waiting for relief to save there lives. Relief goods are there but deserving are mostly getting very little amount than they need because of local politics. There were no Government Officials, NGO’s and Army, because of media coverage and major attention to Margalla Towers by them and reached there on 3rd day of an Earthquale. The very fist and only organization was SUNGI to help the people of Bhogarmang, who saw the worst in their life on 8th of October 2005. SUNGI managed tent village there consisting of 50 tents to accommodate only 500 people and the rest are under rainy day and frozen night.

Latest: Government, Army and volunteers are there for help and relief. People are bit normal but they are traumatized due to after shocks. They are getting more water, food stuff, clothing but tents are still lacking and other problems are improper sanitation, lack of health facilities. What they all need are tents to provide them temporary shelter.

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One Response to “Facts and Figures about Village Bhogarmang”

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    Franz von Roenne Says:
    October 27th, 2005 at 3:45 am

    would you please ask Akhtar Zeb Swati from Bhorgamang village to contact me:

    Franz & Anna von Roenne

    phone until Friday 29 Oct: +49-38202-44 9 55
    30 and 31st Oct +49-174-32 33 155
    thereafter: +49-6196-79 2493 Franz or +49-6196-79 6477 Anna
    or +49-6173-96 30 68 (home number, evenings only)

    Thanks in advance! (we were in Bhorgamang in May 2004)

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