While the scale of the damage has been tremendous, the worst is not over for Pakistan’s southern Sindh province where several cities are still flooded and remain cut off.

The provincial government says the recent rain-triggered floods have caused damage of over Rs297 billion and destroyed over 2.84 million acres of crops in Sindh.

Meanwhile, Mirpurkhas Main Drain (MMD) has cracked due to the pressure of the water.

Despite the lapse of 18 days, the crack in the MMD sewerage system could not be repaired due to which hundreds of villages of Hayat Khaskheli, Malkani, Saman Sarkar, Jeraks, Pir Bodlo Union Councils have already been affected. are under water while the work of damming continues to save the city of Pingrio.

Residents of the area say that the Irrigation Department should decide such a strategy that will not harm the population and also reduce the harmful flood water.

The level of flood water in the LBOD dam channel passing through Badin district has not decreased yet, while the people of the place where the administration is planning to cut the water level to reduce the water level have also shown opposition. is giving

In Badin, the administration is thinking of installing a cut on DPOD’s RD 110 due to public opposition to the installation of a cut at RD 211 of the LBOD dam in Badin, but the residents of the area say that from this point Cutting will not reduce the water level

The army continues with relief and rescue operations in flood-hit areas of Sindh. As per their update, 7,900 tons of ration and 7,219,000 medicines have been distributed so far among affectees. The armed forces have also evacuated over 4,000 people so far in helicopters.

Floods from record monsoon rains and glacial melt in the mountainous north have affected 33 million people and killed 1,486 since June 14, washing away homes, roads, railways, livestock and crops.

Sindh has been hit particularly hard, with the province’s Manchhar Lake witnessing a surge in its water level in recent days as floodwaters from the north and hill torrents from Balochistan flow southwards.

Sindh, which produces around a third of the country’s food supply, received nearly six times its 30-year average rainfall this monsoon season, which has damaged around 50 percent of the province’s crops.

Murad visits flood-affected areas to check the administration’s service

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in order to witness the plight of the flood-affected people living in the camps and along the roads visited them personally in four districts of Hyderabad division and got cell numbers from one of the affected persons in each camp just to interact them personally.

“I have come here to see you without informing the district administration so that I can witness in which conditions you are living, how much relief goods you are receiving, and how much attention is given to your problems,” he told the affected people. He further added: “now, I am getting your cell number so that I can talk to you personally to know the response of the administration giving to you.”

He started his visit from the Thatta district where he directly went to visit Gel Mori camp, near Pir Patho.

The chief minister talked to the District Health Officer (DHO) and directed him to ensure visits the camps twice a week.

CM Shah also visited the embankment of River Indus known as Gulel Area where a camp was established along the bund.

The chief minister also visited Munarchi embankment of River Indus and the camp set up there. The chief minister at the [Munarchi] camp met with the affected people- personally heard their issues and issued directives for their resolution to the deputy commissioner and DHO Sujawal. He also got a cell number from a flood victim living in the camp for onward interaction.

The chief minister during his visit to Badin was apprised about the situation regarding LBOD network performance for the evacuation of Rainwater by the Minister of Irrigation Mr. Jam Khan Shoro and assisted by Chief Engineer Irrigation Zarif Khero and the Director Nara Mansoor Memon.

For evacuation of the waters of South-Eastern part of district Sanghar and Umerkot, the Chief Engineer apprised that a separate channel leading to Dhoro puran at Vango patan (near Spinal RD 210) is excavated which have started working for above districts and especially the Naukot city in the immediate vicinity of newly excavated channel. This was informed that the survey is started to construct a permanent system of drainage including drains, bridges, watercourse crossings, and inlets.

The Sindh CM instructed that all measures shall be taken to close the remnant part of a breach in Dhoro Puran across Jhudo city. The public representatives acknowledged the efforts taken by the Irrigation department in safely passing the flood waters.

The chief minister visited Tando Mohammad khan after Badin and then left for Hyderabad. The chief minister while visiting different districts kept the elected representative of the areas along with him.