KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said that relief activities in flood affected areas of province were still underway and ration bags were provided to 12,500 more families during last 24 hours. In a statement here he said that 1,310 tents, 800 mosquito nets and 394 plastic tarpaulins were also distributed to flood stricken families.

Giving district wise details of distribution of ration bags he informed that 2,000 families in district Jacobabad, 4,000 in Qamber Shahdadkot and Shaheed Benazirabad each, 1,500 in Naushehro Feroze and 250 families in district Umerkot received ration bags. He said that since start of relief operations in Sindh, a total of 1,879,095 ration bags, 628,786 tents, 542,830 plastic tarpaulins, 804,811 litres of mineral water and 182,023 cauldrons of cooked food besides other necessary items had been provided to flood affected population across province.

Moreover an amount of Rs 45.378 billion was disbursed to 1,815,116 beneficiaries of Benazir Income Support Programme in Sindh up to October 20 as PM’s flood relief cash assistance, he informed and added that Sindh province had most number of BISP beneficiaries who received cash assistance from  federal government.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 22 2022

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