The
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on the directive of Prime
Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has distributed relief items including
12,700 tents, three water purification plants and 23,000 family ration
packs, to the flood-affected people in Sindh. The
relief goods have been distributed in the inundated districts of Badin,
Tando Muhammad Khan and Mirpur Khas besides the badly damaged Mithi
Town of Tharparker District.
Chairman NDMA Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir visited the affected areas to take
stock of the situation and coordinat with the provincial authorities
for organizing effective and timely relief operations.
Earlier, he also accompanied Prime
Minister Gilani during his visit to the rain-affected districts this
month for supervision of relief efforts.
An NDMA officer has been deputed to Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Sindh for effective coordination and assistance to provincial authorities, a NDMA statement said.
The Sindh government has catered 13,300 tents for these areas while ration packs and non-food items are being supplied from Karachi.
As per the government’s contingency plan for ongoing monsoon season, the humanitarian community including the United Nations and non-governmental organizations have not been assigned any role in view of the limited scope of disaster.
The National Emergency Operations Room at the NDMA is functioning round-the-clock to receive requirements and coordinate response, the statement said. APP
An NDMA officer has been deputed to Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Sindh for effective coordination and assistance to provincial authorities, a NDMA statement said.
The Sindh government has catered 13,300 tents for these areas while ration packs and non-food items are being supplied from Karachi.
As per the government’s contingency plan for ongoing monsoon season, the humanitarian community including the United Nations and non-governmental organizations have not been assigned any role in view of the limited scope of disaster.
The National Emergency Operations Room at the NDMA is functioning round-the-clock to receive requirements and coordinate response, the statement said. APP
