Lahore:
The last village of Pakistan Péniche surviving Lake Manchar, near Sehwan in the Sindh, was considerably restored in a historical cultural preservation project.
In total, 44 traditional barges, known as Galiyo, and the small fishing boats known as Hurro were carefully restored as part of a 20 -month initiative led by two academics of the Department of Architecture and Planning from the University of Ned.
Currently, around 370 members of the Mohanna community – descendants of two brothers – are written on these traditional Galiyos.
Funded by the British government’s cultural protection fund and implemented in partnership with the British Council, the project also offered two newly built Galiyo family centers – Sohni and Laal – to the Mohanna community.
Appointed according to the characters of Sindhi folklore, these bassins boats will support the launch of “Manchar Lake Mohannas Tours”, a tourist initiative led by the community starring the observation of birds, cultural games, local cuisine, heritage experiences and other community efforts.
Historically, a few decades ago, hundreds of barges floated along the southern Punjab southern river in the interior Sindh. Today, there are only a few dozen on pollution, environmental changes and the devastating impact of the drain of the elimination of the right bank (RBOD).
The RBOD has been designed to transport a saline, toxic and wastewater solution, mainly from the irrigation drainage, the right bank of the Industry river in the Oman Sea.
