NAWABSHAH: On the directives of President Asif Ali Zardari 10,000 houses would be constructed for the rain hit people in district Shaheed Benazirabad where all basic amenities would be provided.
This was said by Ziaul Hasan Lanjar Coordinator to MNA Faryal Talpur while talking to media at Nawabshah Press Club here on Tuesday. He said that district Shaheed Benazir Abad was now out of emergency and the work on rehabilitation of victims could start.
He said that different organizations of United Nations and World Heath Organization are working for the relief and rehabilitation of rain affected people while local resources were also being utilized. Zia Lanjar said that NADRA has set up 21 centres through out the district for distribution of Pakistan Cards for victims and work on it would soon start.
Disclosing the difficulties and problems being faced by rain hit people he said that water pumping machines are in low quantity, which would be increased in order to boost draining of accumulated water.
He said that ring road project around city was in pipe line and after completion it would prevent penetration of water from outside. He said that district government was striving for dewatering of agriculture fields in order to give time for the cultivation of wheat crop.
He said that government would provide wheat and Sunflower seeds to growers free of cost. Lanjar said that 26 bowzers are arranged to supply potable filtered water to citizens and these are functioning in different parts of city.
District Coordination Officer Jamal Mustafa Syed briefing the media said that recent unprecedented rains were much heavy beyond expectations.
He said that the relief work was first started in District Shaheed Benazir Abad then other districts of the province. He said that the services of Pak Navy were acquired to evacuate people stranded in rain water.
He said that Navy rescued 490 stranded persons and shifted them to safer places while it was still working to supply food to other stranded people through boats.
He said that more 1,24,000 rations bags were distributed among rain hit people so far while 3500 ration bags were distributed under World Food Program.
He said that tent cities would be set up in different parts of district with the cooperation of United Nations where they would get three times food, medical facilities and training in different skills in order to earn their livelihood.
DCO said that MNA Faryal Talpur took personal interest and set up an emergency centre at Zardari House to monitor the after affects of rain. He said that Karachi Water and Sewerage Board provided six bouzers to drain water from city areas and government offices.
He said work has started to drain out water from Doctors' colony.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011
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