Rangpur Baghoor

INTRODUCTION

It is union council of Noorpur Thal tehsil in one of the districts of punjab khushab. It is situated on Kaloorkot road in the south west of Khushab city.The people of rangpur baghoor are very simple in living. Most of the people profession in this village is earning from their cultivated lands. Before 20-25 years its soil was very fertile but after the seepage of water from Chashma link canal most of its area is soiled .. people grow wheat,grams on their lands and work hard to feed their children.

MAJOR PROJECTS AND PROBLEMS

GREATER THAL CANAL

The history of Thal Project goes back to over 130 years. It was in 1873 that theproject was first conceived for the whole of Thal Doab. The proposal to irrigatethis area was repeatedly brought up for discussion in 1919, 1921, 1924, 1925,1936 and in 1949. But the British colonial masters repeatedly shelved the projecton the pretext that it will severely hurt the water availability to lower riparian. The project proposal once again came under discussion in 1975 in a controversial way when Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) refused to endorse the project. Finally, on August 16, 2001, General Pervez Musharraf, then Chief Executive of Pakistan, inaugurated the 30-billion rupee Greater Thal Canal (GTC) project.

http://www.sungi.org/publications/reports/GreaterThalCanalStudy.pdf

GOVT ATTENTIONABLE TASKS

SPECIALLY FOR Chief Minister Punjab, Pakistan. |Shahbaz Sharif1. People of this village having great problem of drinkable water,people of this village have to buy water on daily basis.It is requested ,that some water supply project should be initiated to give water to people in this advanced 21st century2. 40 percent of cultivated lands have been destroyed in waterlogging problem from chasma jhelum link canal.ALL what Govt needs to do to fill concrete on both sides of canal in this areas where this waterlogging starts and destroying these poor villagers life and of course their only sorce of income , their lands..people of this village are living in hand to ,mouth and all the year they depend on rain to feed their childerens.gOVT can give these poor farmers tube wells on subsidized prices and diesel to bring prosperity among childeren of these poor people.ALL major politicians claim to settle this problem but they forget after winning the elections and only concentrate their local jurisdiction.3.there is only one basic health uni for whole village and i havnt seen in my life any docter over there. its request to health deptt of punjab to look over it.people have to travel cities for immidiate relief and most of serious paptient loose their lives in between roads.4.BOYS and GIRLS high schools should be upgraded to inter schools to avoid students commuting every day to miles for upper education.

MAIN PERSONALTIES

There are many tribes in village . but BAGHOOR TRIBE is one of the big.LANDLORD MALIK GHULAM HAIDER KHAN LATE AND THEIR SONS are having main political assets from ages. Unfortunately recently in this year 2008 two main assets of village malik muhammad iqbal baghoor and malik mulazim hussain baghoor died. MALIK IQBAL BAGHOOR HAS Served 35 years in the department of education and served the people. He retired as district education officer. Now malik tahir raza baghoor ex nazim noor poor thal is leading this tribe. And famous young personilty of tehsil and dist khushab.he is also lawyer by profession and have eye on people pulse. Other main figures include malik Ghulam jaffer khan baghoor, Malik Zafer ABBAS Baghoor and Malik Amjad hussain.

MAIN THRILLS IN VILLAGE

1.BIRDS HUNTINGPakistan gets a large number of guest birds from Europe, Central Asian States and India every year. The birds from North spend winters in different wetlands and deserts of Pakistan, which are distributed almost throughout the country, from the high Himalayas to coastal mangroves and mud flats in the Indus delta. And, after winters they go back to their native habitats.And this village and acroos this, because of different lakes emerged due to waterlogging of jhelum link canal, these are heaven for these birds. Many people locals and other hunters come for hunting. Main birds include Koonj (Urdu), koot, The Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus), Grus antigone.

2. Mela Baba Sedan Shah

This is another thrill for these villagers. This Mela is a tribal festival in the memory of pious man baba sedan shah in Nurpur, thal celebrated by the people of rangpur baghoor, noorpur thal and across villages. It is held after the end of cultivation seasons of farmers and boasts of a stupendous and magnanimous fair where various handicraft items made by tribals are displayed for sale. Cultural, musical and dance programs are also held as part of the festival. Feel the pulse of a culture that has stood the test of time when you visit there.

Language

Siraikis is the main language but punjabi and urdu is also spoken.

Education

Some of the major educational institutions include:
* Govt high school for boys.
* Govt high school for girls.
* Govt Primary school Zafarabad.