Rain emergency and relief measures: comprehensive report to be submitted to Supreme Court soon, says Qaim

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Wednesday said that the Supreme Court of Pakistan will be presented a comprehensive report about rain emergency and relief measures soon. The Sindh CM directed the District Relief Committees to expedite measures to speedily drain out rain water from various rain and flood affected areas in Sindh on priority basis.
He said this while chairing a high level meeting of co-ordinators to review the rain emergency and relief measures for rain affected people, held at CM House, said a statement. Syed Qaim Ali Shah said that in the current situation, Sanghar and Sinjhoro towns be dealt on top priority basis, as there is big quantity of rain water standing since many days and there is no path for its draining out.
The meeting decided to continue relief activities in Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Naukot, Badin, Golarchi and other towns of Badin district. The Sindh CM said that the Sindh government has preferred to provide food, shelter, medical facilities and clean drinking water to rain-affected people of 13 affected districts on emergent basis, while it is much needed that all departments should work in co-ordination to help the affectees in this crucial time.
Regarding certain complaints that rotten ration stuff of last floods is being supplied in some districts, the Sindh CM took serious notice of the same and directed that a report to this effect be submitted early. Sindh Secretary Works and Services and Convenor for Co-ordinators Committee, Arif Ahmed Khan, in his report appreciated the efforts of District Relief and Co-ordination Committees of the province.
Arif Ahmed Khan said that together with relief and rehabilitation work, the rain-affected people are now demanding Pakistan Cards so that they could get financial assistance for rehabilitation and re-construction of the affected houses. He said that the PDMA is regularly providing relief goods including supplies of NDMA and other agencies. Arif Khan added that there is apprehension of spread of malaria due to continuous standing of rain water and flourishment of mosquito germs, while there is an acute need to pay attention towards hygienic health of people.
Later, Sindh Secretary Education, Muhammad Siddique Memon who is co-ordinator of relief activities in district Shaheed Benazirabad, informed that there is still two feet of water standing in the main areas while Sanam Colony and Doctors Colony will be get rid of water soon, and the district has been supplied 65,000 tents with 40- water pumping machines while there is need of more tents. Besides, there is need of more veterinary staff as there is disease among animals, he added.
He also gave report pertaining to Qazi Ahmed, Daur, and other towns of the district. Secretary Coal and Energy, Mohammad Younis Dhaga, who is also Co-ordinator for Khairpur, Naushero Feroz and Ghotki districts informed that there are 22,000 persons registered in camps of Nausheroferoz while 256 tents have been supplied. He added that there is need of mosquito nets, fumigation, de-watering pumps and excavators.
He said that de-watering pumps be sent to Moro, and there is water at Bhirya, Mehrabpur etc which may be disposed in Rohri Canal. He also gave reports about Ghotki and Khairpur districts. Managing Director SPRRA Muhammad Ishaq Lahsari, presented reports pertaining to Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar and Umerkot Districts. He said that there is alarming situation at Mirpurkhas, Pithoro, Sindhiri, Tando Jan Muhammad, Jhuddo and Naukot.
Regarding health services, Lashari said that PPHI outfit is making better efforts for the treatment of rain-affected people living in camps. Secretary Health, Rizwan Ahmed informed the meeting that good quality medicines have been ordered from France, India and Mexico which will reach Karachi on October 2, 6 and 10 respectively, and will be supplied in the affected districts. The CM Sindh on the occasion observed that there is deplorable performance of Livestock Department and said that more than 100,000 animals are reported to have died in the province.