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 Watermills in Kumrat Valley Dir Upper. In cities, the use of machine to grind the flour which is generally given importance for making bread. However, since we don't have machines here, we use watermills to grind flour, which we call "Yel" in the local Gawri language. In order to grind the grains in the water mill, we first have to take our turn to use the watermill, from the driver of the watermill, which we call "Yelir". We have to wait for our turn as no one can grind their grains without being given a turn. Every year, from October to November, people bring their own maize grains, grind them in their turn and store them for the winter season. During heavy snowfall, we are confined to homes and use the stored food. The watermill is set up on flowing streams with high speed, known as "Nadi Nalos". The watermill does not require electricity, petrol, or diesel to operate as it runs on running water. There are two large stones for grinding flour pl...