Danish envoy inspects water purification plant

Ambassador sympathises with the families of flood victims over the loss of lives

HYDERABAD:

The Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan, Jakob Linulf, said that the floods had inflicted heavy damage in Pakistan and hundreds of people had lost their lives. The international community should come forward to help the victims. He said this in an interview with APP during his recent visit to Khipro town in district Sanghar where he inspected a water purification plant established for flood-hit people by Denmark Emergency Management Agency (DEMA).

The Ambassador sympathised with the families of flood victims over the loss of lives and offered condolence to them on behalf of the government and the people of Denmark. He said Denmark is always assisting the people affected by natural disasters worldwide, including Pakistan. Funds are being utilised through the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and international NGOs to rehabilitate the victims. About the water purification plant, the Danish Ambassador informed that DEMA had established a purification plant in the Khipro areas of Sindh province from which one hundred thousand litres of purified water is being supplied to the rain and flood-hit population daily basis.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, September 26^th, 2022.