KARACHI: Sindh government has constituted survey committees to assess damages caused by heavy rains and subsequent floods across province. In a statement, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said informed that committees have been formed at Union Council level. Committee will have representatives from district administration, Pakistan Army, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

He said that district supervisory committees were also formed under chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner. Minister noted that floods have claimed another 17 lives across province, taking provincial death to 724.

Over 1.7 million houses were damaged while crops cultivated on 4.8 million acres were destroyed in Sindh. Giving details about relief aid in province, Sindh focal person for flood relief said that almost 2,962 relief camps were working for victims in affected regions. “Over 0.5 million affectees were shifted to relief camps,” he added.

As per division-wise break-up, 296 relief camps were set up in Hyderabad, 579 in Shaheed Benazirabad, 50 in Mirpurkhas, 269 in Sukkur, 1,727 in Larkana and 41 in Karachi.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 23 2022

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