KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced cash assistance for building 700,000 houses in flood-affected areas of the province.
As per details, the provincial government with the assistance of the World
Bank will give Rs300,000 each to the owners of fully destroyed houses and
Rs50,000 for the partially destroyed in recent catastrophic floods.
During the cabinet meeting, several ministers questioned how will the
government ensure that the money is given to deserving people. They
suggested that instead of providing cash the government should build these
houses for the flood-affected families.
In response to this suggestion, the ministers were told that currently, the
Sindh government doesn’t have the capacity to build houses from its
capacity. To ensure transparency, the cash will be disbursed in installments
after carrying out proper verification and meeting the legal requirements.
Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah said it will be a huge challenge for the
government to disburse the amount and make sure that the amount is spent in
the right place but the administration is ready for the uphill task.
Furthermore, a committee was also constituted for people housing society.
The World Health Organisation’s Country Representative in Pakistan Dr
Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala said the WHO is working on a plan to assist in
future preparedness for having effective healthcare systems. He said the
recent devastating floods have caused serious damage to health service
delivery in the affected areas which has resulted in various health risks.
