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from every
mahalla
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in the WUA council/VDC. As a GAA representative explained, it would
make no sense to elect a new committee for the WUA, as the most respected people of the
village are members of the VDC and people would most likely nominate them again.
Concerning the internal structure, there is no clear separation of the legislative and execu
tive as intended in the structure because the paid position of a director (chairman of the execu
tive body) is not filled but performed by the VDC chairman (see Figure 12).
Paid positions are those of the sanitary technician and the
mirab
, who each earn 30 somo
ni per month
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. There is also an accountant who does not yet receive a salary. The
mirab
, who
is appointed by the VDC, can be regarded as a technical executor of the chairman's decisions.
It is the chairman who gives the
mirab
precise instructions on the water distribution. State
ments on council meetings differed. According to the
rais
, the council meets every morning.
However, during the research period it was not possible to witness this. Another council
member said that the whole council meets only twice a year.
Figure 12: Organizational structure of the WUA “Zargar”
WUA „Zargar“
General meeting of the village
representatives
Audit and financial
committee
Village
Development
Committee (VDC)
Conflict resolution
commission
VDC Chairman
Chairman of the
Executive Body
accountant
cashier
Technician
Mirob
can be one person
Source: own compilation.
In order to cover the costs of maintenance and the salaries of the WUA staff, an ISF was de
cided on. The WUA chair said that they collected one somoni from every WUA member as a
starting fee. Then farmers must pay five somoni per year per ten
sotka
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for irrigation water
and 20 dirham per person per month for drinking water. Even though this decision was re
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See chapter 5.5.4.
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Equivalent to approximately 9 euro.
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One
sotka
is 0.01 ha.
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