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6.1.2.4. Public Services
Electricity is also needed for schools, hospitals, police stations, administration
offices, nation building departments, community services, military establishment
and NGO's.
It may be pointed out that a considerable amount of demand for heating in winter
may be included in these categories.
Generally, there is a difference in consumption pattern of different households in
the same load centre. So the demand of energy for various categories of income
groups has been considered differently.
6.1.2.5. Street Lighting
In Gilgit city and other load centres, power is also needed for street lights and
adequate provision has to be made for it.
6.2. Determination of Parameters
Following information being necessary for determination of demand forecast were
obtained from WAPDA reports and other offices located at Gilgit.
m Number of persons per family
m Number of persons per house (family and relation)
m Number of rooms per house
m Occupation
m Income of the household
m Land holding
m Livestock
m Monthly domestic energy consumption (firewood, Kerosene , LPG, batteries,
electrify etc.
m Electric appliances being used.
m Migration to other cites and countries.
m Monthly consumption of electricity for small commercial establishment.
m Monthly consumption of electricity or diesel oil for small industrial establishment.
Data was also collected from the log-books of some hydel stations.
6.2.1. Analysis
Data obtained from the field and elaborated in the office have been utilized to
determine the parameters as under:
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6.2.1.1. Population In (Year of Survey of Respective Regions)
To make a projection of population for 2001 estimates made in 1981 census have
been taken as the basis. Thus the population of the city, town and villages in
different load centres are based on 1981 population (Table 27).
For making a projection up to 2016 the inter-censal growth rates for 1972-81 have
been evaluated it was found that the rate of growth was 6.5 percent per annum
while the rural growth rates was 4.8 percent during this period. It was considered
that this growth rate is on the higher side. Therefore, various documents and report