CM visits KESC camp in Thatta

Qaim Ali Shah visits a relief camp run by KESC in Thatta.

THATTA: Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah visited a relief camp run by the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) in Thatta on Wednesday.

According to the briefing given by the company’s CEO Tabish Gauhar and Chief Marketing Communication Officer Ghufran Atta Khan, KESC has invested $1.2 million in flood relief. Their investment has helped at least 30,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in lower Sindh.

So far, KESC has provided 3,000 tents, 90 trucks of food packages, seven trucks of daily use items, such as mosquito nets, floor mats and utensils, two water purification plants and free medical treatment for the survivors.

The minister and his team were taken on a tour of the Care Camp, which is equipped with facilities such as water filtration plants, sanitation and dispensary facilities.

“These are testing times for the nation and we all need to join hands with the government to help the distressed flood survivors,” said Shah, adding that apart from providing immediate relief, the government is taking measures to rehabilitate displaced persons and making them part of the economy.

The chief minister was accompanied by Provincial Minister of Education and Literacy Pir Mazharul Haq, Minister for Culture and Tourism Sassui Palijo and MPA Humaira Alvani.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 23^rd, 2010.