Introduction
Lower Dir was declared as full fledged district of Malakand Division on 13-8-1996. The topography of the district is dominated by the mountains and hills which are part of the ranges/branch of the souther Hindukush. The water in rivers and nallahs is in abundance but due to mountains on both sides of banks, it is not easy to utilize it for irrigation. The major valleys include Timergara, Jandool, Maidan, Samarbagh, Asban and Adezai.
Location
District Lower Dir is located from 34° 37' to 35° 07' north latitudes and from 71° 31' to 72° 14' east longitudes.
Boundary
It is bounded on the north by Upper Dir district, on the east by Upper Dir and Swat districts, on the south by Malakand protected area and on the west by Bajaur Agency and Afghanistan.
Area
The total area of Lower Dir district is 3,166 square kilometers.
Population
(According to Census 1998)
| Male |
Female |
Total |
| 711,456 |
723,842 |
1,435,298 |
Summary
| Total Number of UCs |
37 |
| Number of Tehsils |
02 |
| Number of UCs in partnership with DTCE |
37 |
| CCB Mobilzation |
| CCBM Training |
| No. of CCBM Trainings Held |
73 |
| Elected Reps |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 636,217 |
628,880 |
1,256,097 |
23456 |
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| CCBM Training Results |
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| PCM Training |
| No. of PCM Training Held |
|
| No of Clusters |
No. of CCBs |
Female |
Male |
Total |
| 636,217 |
628,880 |
1,256,097 |
2314 |
4545 |
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| PCM Training Report |
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| Monitoring Committees |
| No. of Monitoring Committees Formed |
4 |
| Press Clubs & Bar Associations |
| MOU Signed with Press Club |
Yes |
| MOU Signed With Bar Association |
Yes |
| No. of Community Empowerment Round
Tables Held |
5 |
| Local Citizen Information Network
|
| No. of LCIN Rounds Held |
3 |
| Police Welfare & Community
Relations |
| No. of UPSC's Formed |
5 |
| No. of Khulli Kacheries Held |
5 |
| Village & Neighbourhood Councils |
| No of Villages VNC's Formed In |
5 |
| No. of Villages VNC Election Held In |
6 |
| CCB Networks |
| CCBN Formed |
Yes |
| CCBN Elections Held |
Yes |
| Local Partner Organizations |
IDARA-E-KHIDMAT-E-KHALQ (IKK)
RURAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (RDO)
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Results of DTCE operations
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