PM decides to disburse cash to Thari people
Around 78,000 people of the drought-hit district will receive money through the National Disaster Management Authority
This photo taken on March 10, 2014 shows villager families tending to their sick children, affected by a famine, at a hospital in Mithi, the capital of the Tharparkar district around 300 kilometres from Karachi. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday decided to disburse cash to the affected people of Tharparkar, Express News reported.
The distribution will be done through the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and around 78,000 people of the drought-hit district will receive money under this plan.
The natural calamity in the area has so far claimed lives of more than a hundred children. The death toll rises almost everyday as authorities struggle to address the issue.
However, the health department has confirmed only 72 deaths and associated them with illnesses such as pneumonia, dysentery and blood infection.
Earlier during his visit to Tharparkar, the prime minister had announced an aid package worth Rs1 billion.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday decided to disburse cash to the affected people of Tharparkar, Express News reported.
The distribution will be done through the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and around 78,000 people of the drought-hit district will receive money under this plan.
The natural calamity in the area has so far claimed lives of more than a hundred children. The death toll rises almost everyday as authorities struggle to address the issue.
However, the health department has confirmed only 72 deaths and associated them with illnesses such as pneumonia, dysentery and blood infection.
Earlier during his visit to Tharparkar, the prime minister had announced an aid package worth Rs1 billion.