Almost 30% of flood victims gone home in Hyderabad: Memon

Almost 30% of people displaced by the floods in Hyderabad have returned to their homes, said Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon.

He said that the Sindh government is carrying out relief and rehabilitation activities across the province, and the flood water is also receding while affectees have started to return to their homes.

The minister said this while addressing a presser at Sindh Archives Complex, Clifton Karachi on Monday.

He said that district administrations are providing the victims with transport facilities and ration bags as well.

While talking about the draining of flood waters, the minister said every area has its dynamics, in some areas, it will take 15 days to drain out water, other areas might take 30 days, whereas in some places take three months to drain out the flood water.

Memon said that the Sindh government is focusing on draining the stagnant flood water.

Apart from the utilisation of the heavy machinery of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, the pumping machinery of the Karachi Water and Sewage Board (KWSB) and Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) have also been mobilised to ensure the drainage of rainwater from the affected areas as soon as possible, he said.

Memon said that post-flood rehabilitation focuses on rebuilding the collapsed houses and rescheduling loans of growers.

In this regard, many companies and philanthropists from abroad have contacted the Sindh government and extended their support in constructing model houses, the minister said.

He reiterated that according to a rough estimate, the construction of a single-room house can cost Rs500,000, and if there are people in the country with the resources to build a village, or even a single house, for the flood victims, they should come forward and help the government.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 27^th, 2022.