Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday announced Rs 1 billion relief package for flood affected areas of Sindh.
The PM made the announcement while visiting the flood-affected areas in Ghotki district along with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah. The prime minister was briefed by officials of the irrigation department on the current situation in the province and about a shortage of funds to improve the canal system in the province and reinforcement of the protective embankments which protect vulnerable communities along the river.
Provincial irrigation officials also informed the prime minister that a state of high to very high flood would persist in the province till August 10.
“I have directed authorities concerned to draft a report about damages caused by floods this year, and the federal government would help all the provinces to overcome losses suffered due to floods,” Sharif said while addressing reporters. He added that he had also directed the provincial government to fix responsibility for inadequate contingency measures taken by the officials concerned in spite of timely flood forecasts.
Sharif assured the people of the affected district that the federal government would not abandon them and will take all measures to alleviate their suffering. The prime minister also visited a camp for flood affectees in Qadirpur and distributed relief goods.
More than 500 villages in Sukkur, Larkana, Khairpur, Kashmor and Ghotki are submerged in floodwater from River Indus.