Sukkur flood victims need 75,000 mosquito nets

Minister says govt carried out anti-mosquito spray in flood affected areas

KARACHI:

Provincial Minister for Industries, Commerce and Cooperative Department, Jam Ikramullah Dharejo has said in a statement that recent monsoon rains and floods have caused massive destruction in Sukkur. Ready crops on around 135,000 of land and livestock have been destoryed, he said.

Moreover, 60 per cent of roads, 40,000 houses have been destroyed while hundreds of families have been displaces therefore there is an immediate need of another 30,000 tents, 75,000 mosquito nets in Sukkur district.

He said, Sindh government has carried out spray in the flood affected areas to keep people safe from epidemics while free medicines and other facilities are being provided in the medical camps.

He said, the government is also distributing free ration bags among flood-hit families, living in relief camps.

He mentioned that the district administration is facing difficult time but the Sindh government stands with us which is a big support to the affected people.

Meanwhile, the Sindh government has termed the Punjab government’s decision to set the support price of wheat at 3,000 as an enemy of the farmers.

The provincial Minister for Environment Ismail Rahu has termed the Punjab government’s decision to set the support price of wheat at Rs3,000 as anti-farmer.

He further said that CM Pervez Elahi government should immediately withdraw the decision to set the support price of wheat at Rs3,000 per 40kg. Pakistan People’s Party has always given better price of sugarcane and wheat to the farmers than other governments.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, September 15^th, 2022.