2022

Muzaffarabad residents face serious water crisis

Country/area: Pakistan

Organisation: AIred on dunya TV, Dunya News web site too

Organisation size: Small

Publication date: 23/02/2021

Credit: i work with my cameraman MR. NAVEED AWAN

Biography:

I am journalist from conflict zone in south asian region is called KASHMIR between India and Pakistan. specially lived State capital Muzaffarabad in Pakistani administered Kashmir, I am in the field from March 2018 with Dunya TV. i have worked with well known daily paper of kashmir Daily siasat and Domel. As i belong to conflict zone so naturally my keen intrust is Border clashes between froces, civil freedom movement and local citizen journalism. I am a responsible person, single as maritial status. 

Project description:

Its an investigative DATA base story on my credit aired on DUNYA TV NEWS, about public health. Residents face serious water crisis in AJK. GOVT institutions failed to manage water supply. Public want to get rid off from bogus system. 

Impact reached:

AFter the story officials announced extension of the system and after june the developmental works started and is going on now. 

Techniques/technologies used:

I use RTI, also interviewed to officials and efectee citizens. It was a story for TV that was also part of screen and website to,

What was the hardest part of this project?

In my town i applied many RTI applications but not a single one was responded in systematic way. so it was hard to get data from authorities. On other side it is totally manual data taking and its reporting was a tough one.

What can others learn from this project?

It is a about citizen investigative data story so other journalist can make thier stories for making an impact.

Project links:

video.dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/mustwatch/133177/Muzaffarabad-residents-face-serious-water-crisis