‘Drought-Hit’ Tharparkar: Free wheat distribution soon: govt

Some 256,000 families in Tharparkar will benefit from the aid, he informed

Our Correspondent February 15, 2016
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HYDERABAD: The free distribution of wheat in Tharparkar is set to start in a few days. Mirpurkhas commissioner Shafique Ahmed Mahesar informed in a press release issued on Monday that in the eighth phase of the free wheat distribution, each family will be given a wheat bag of 50kilogrammes. Some 256,000 families in Tharparkar will benefit from the aid, he informed. Although the government has not yet declared drought in Tharparkar, conditions are severe.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 16th, 2016.
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