DADU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the flood-affected area of Jhakro in Sindh’s Dadu district on Tuesday and urged that post-flood situation in the country demands to reach out to the flood victims instead of holding jalsas (public gatherings).
the prime minister was given a detailed briefing on the damage caused by the flood and the pace of ongoing relief activities in Jhakro.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged the nation to work in unison by extending a helping hand to the people suffering from the devastation in the wake of massive floods.
Terming as noble service helping the people in distress, he stressed the need for rising above politics and the so-called ‘number game’ to converge the energies to help the flood-hit people.
In his address to the locals during his visit to the tent city set up in Jhakro village to accommodate the flood victims, he said all the segments of society including the federal government, provincial governments, and the people across the country needed to work hand-in-hand to mitigate the problems of the flood-stricken population.
He expressed satisfaction over the efforts made by the Sindh government, armed forces, and the disaster management authorities in providing relief to the flood-affected people.
PM Sharif said, “Flood-affected 33 million people including 1,600 dead and inflicting a huge loss of $30 billion to the national economy.
“The government had disbursed Rs 42 billion to the flood-affected people as part of relief and rehabilitation activities,” he mentioned.
The prime minister said, “Pakistan alone could not overcome the challenge of massive floods and called upon the world to amplify its assistance to Pakistan.”
He expressed gratitude to the philanthropists for providing relief assistance to Pakistan in the hour of need. He assured the flood-hit people that the government would leave no stone unturned in extending help to them.
Flanked by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and senior officials of the provincial government, the prime minister visited the tent city where he was given a detailed briefing on the damage caused by floods.
PM Sharif was apprised that floods affected all areas of district Dadu, leaving 37 persons dead while damaging its infrastructure and crops.
During his interaction with patients at the medical camp, the prime minister inquired about their health and assured them of the best possible treatment. He directed the authorities concerned to ensure the availability of necessary medicine at the camp to cope with the emerging challenge of malaria, diarrhea, and other epidemics and breakouts.
The prime minister also visited a makeshift school set up on the premises of the tent city aimed at preventing the loss of education of the students after the floods swept away their schools.
He announced the occasion construction of a smart school for the children of the area equipped with latest technological facilities.
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