PM announces Rs2bn for Sindh rain, flood affectees

KARACHI: Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Sunday announced a relief package worth Rs2 billion rupees for the rain/flood affectees of Sindh, Geo News reported.

The Prime Minister who visited rain and flood hit areas issued orders for the release Rs710 million without dealy.

The concerned authorities were also directed to procure 25,000 tents so that victims who lost their homes to rain could be sheltered.

Kashmore and Jacobabad would get Rs200 million each‚ whereas Sukkur and Mirpur Rs100 million each and Ghotki Rs70 million.

The PM also directed the concerned authorities to leave no victim unassisted when disbursing the funds.

PM Ashraf also announced equal relief packages for South Punjab and Balochistan.

He acclaimed the army and provincial government for their relief efforts.

Earlier The Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf took an aerial view of rain/flood-hit areas in Jacobabad.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and some Ministers also accompanied the PM.

Also, officials in a briefing apprised the PM about the flood losses in Sindh in general and Jacobabd, the worst hit city, in particular.

No potable water for flood victims

Epidemics have gripped different areas of Balochistan due to consuming of polluted drinking water as the flashfloods and rains adversely affected water supply lines and the people are forced to use rain water.
According to details, flashfloods caused due to recent rains have destroyed the water supply lines in various districts of Balochistan including Jafferabad and Naseerabad.
Hundreds of flood affected families having taken shelter along National Highway and other areas lying at high altitude where they have to face various problems including food, clean drinking water and medical aid.
The affected people were forced to consume unhygienic food and polluted water due to which hundreds of people including women and children were suffering epidemics like diahoria.
Meanwhile, Balochistan Education Department has closed all the government schools in flood affected areas including Jafferabad, Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi, Kacchi and Sibi for indefinite period.
On the other hand in Khairpur flooded streams and rain water nullahs coming from mountainous areas of Pir Koko and Shadi Shaheed have inundated 500 villages and people have been forced to live under open sky without basic facilities.
In Dera Ghazi Khan and tehsil Rojhan of Rajanpur 70 percent of the residential areas are still under several feet of stagnated water.