Islamabad based Sindhi writers and poets, through a resolution, have expressed dissatisfaction over equitable distribution of relief goods among flood affected people in Sindh and demanded the government to give this task to the impartial people. In a meeting of Sindhi Adbi Sangat Islamabad Chapter held here on Tuesday, they demanded of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to take suo moto notice of fallacious plan of Left Bank Outfall Drainage (LBOD) and stern action against those involved in this plan. The meeting was arranged to discuss the flood situation in Sindh and review relief activities and presided over by prominent writer Ali Qazi, said a press release issued here today.
Ali Qazi said the recent rains have destroyed economy of Sindh as well as badly affected agriculture sector due to which the country might face crises of rice, wheat and sugar and will have to export cotton. Stranded water and unavailability of clean water in the flood affected areas will increase risk of skin and stomach diseases among the people, he said while urging the government to take appropriate measures to save citizens from outbreak of epidemic diseases. He lamented that several TV channels are not sparing more than an hour for the coverage of floods and emphasized on giving proper coverage to this disaster so that the affectees are given proper relief. He said the literary organizations and writers must come forward to help the affected people in this need of hour. Another eminent writer Gohar Ghanghro said the nation must show unity among their ranks to bring the affected people out of crisis.