Awan Patti Explained

Awan Patti (Patti Awanan)
Native Name:اعوان پٹی
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Pakistan
Coordinates:34.25°N 73.66°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous territory
Subdivision Name1:Azad Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Muzaffarabad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:15000
Population As Of:2018 Estimated
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Urdu
Demographics1 Title2:Native
Demographics1 Info2:Hindko
Timezone1:PST

Awan Patti Urdu: {{Nastaliq|اعوان پٹی (Patti Awanan) is a valley in Muzaffarabad district, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located 25km (16miles) southeast of Muzaffarabad city, on the right bank of the Jhelum River and opposite of Garhi Dupatta.[1]

Sub villages in Awan Patti

Education

There are numerous schools, including a Government Girls High School[4]
and a similar school for boys.[5]

Transport

Awan Patti is well connected by road with the rest of Muzaffarabad.[6] It has no direct train link but the nearest railway station is Rawalpindi railway station. The proposed new railway line from Islamabad to Muzaffarabad will pass through Khatpura Awan Patti on its way to Srinagar. Garhi Dupatta station will be built in Khat Pura Awan Patti.

Timber mafia

Protected forest areas of Awan Patti are vulnerable to illegal logging by timber mafias that have coopted or intimidated forestry officials, local politicians, businesses and citizens. Clear-cutting is sometimes covered-up by officials who report fictitious forest fires. Many studies indicate large losses of forest cover to indiscriminate logging by the mafias, with over a hundred canals in the environs of Awan Patti being illegally transferred by the forest department directly to them. Besides the environmental degradation, public financial losses can be substantial.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jhelum Valley. 2015-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125060001/http://visitorsheaven.com/Jhelum.php. 2015-11-25. dead.
  2. Web site: Government Girls Primary School KAYIAN AWAN PATTI, Haitian. schoolinglog.com.
  3. Web site: عکس Doda Forest Azad Kashmir پاکستان.
  4. Web site: Government Girls High School AWAN PATTI, Muzaffarabad. schoolinglog.com.
  5. Web site: Govt.Boys High School, Awan Patti, Muzaffarabad.
  6. Web site: PR to launch Kashmir Railway to attract tourists | the Frontier Post . 2016-01-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150904192329/http://www.thefrontierpost.pk/pr-to-launch-kashmir-railway-to-attract-tourists/ . 2015-09-04 .
  7. Web site: It's time to get serious about climate change – The Express Tribune. 1 November 2014.