SUKKUR: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO), Dr. Sono Khangharani, said that rehabilitation, rescue as well as emergency relief operations are continuing by SRSO at right bank of Indus river since August in Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Kandhkot Kashmore, Larkana, Shahdadkot and on left bank of Indus river in districts Khairpur, Ghotki, Naushero Feroze and Sukkur districts.
He told APP on Friday that SRSO has been working on shelter, food provision, health and hygiene, child protection, agriculture recovery, livestock and education sectors in its operational areas.
Dr. Sono said that SRSO rehabilitating the damaged areas with the help of planned approach by the Government of Sindh and reconstructing damaged buildings, house, infrastructure in planned manner.
He pointed out that floods have damaged 5,39,899 houses while another 8,48,412 houses have suffered partial damage adding that more than 80,000 livestock have been washed away by flood waters in Sindh while crops like cotton, banana, dates, chili and sugarcane on 2,800,000 acres have been destroyed or affected. About 31,960 villages have been badly affected by the floods.
In response to the massive floods in Sindh, he said SRSO also established an Emergency Cell. The CEO said that his organization started its flood relief operations in the existing camps established by the Government.
Initially primary needs were to priorities by focusing on basic needs of the community while SRSO provided cooked food, safe drinking water through tankers, fodder and vaccination for animals and WASH (e.g. clean drinking water, hygiene kits, hygiene sessions, pit latrines) facilities etc.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011
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