Noted experts,
intellectuals, writers, human rights activists and civil society
representatives have expressed grave concern on the failure of the
federal and provincial Sindh government in providing adequate relief and
early recovery services to the flood affected communities of Sindh
province and Balochistan who affected during 2012monsoon rain.
Such concern was shown in a provincial level consultation meeting on the issues facing by the flood hit communities of Sindh and Balochistan which was held at PDI Head office on 7.11.2012. The Consultation meeting was organized by Peoples Accountability Commission on floods (PACF) a network of flood relief volunteers of civil society and the representatives of flood affected communities which held at Participatory Development Initiatives head office Karachi.
They added that it was great concern for people of Sindh and Balochistan that despite they faced continuous flood devastation in 2010, 2011 and in 2012 rain and in flash flood 3,174,716 people were affected , 245,459 crop area of land was affected and government had done only five percent relief while 95 percent rain affected deprive from government relief activities and in Balochistan province 984,401 people were affected 402 ,535 crop area land was affected and
government only had done two percent relief work activities in Balochistan province.
They said that it was responsibility of the government to assure the dewatering so that peoples can develop their shelters and agriculture for their livelihood.
They that observed rain affected peoples under water even after passage of two months to rain flooding and flash flood devastation..Members have shown grave concern over poor response from government to minimize the issues of the flood affected peoples during the relief services. Participants of the meeting that it was great concern that still large numbers of rain affected people are deprive from relief activities and left on mercy of God and they are living miserable lives in their rain affected areas .They observed Humanitarian Organizations should take into consideration of cultural sensitivities while relief and recovery services. Indigenous resources should for relief services rather than taking from other sources if possible. They demanded Humanitarian Monitoring should be strengthened to ensure accountability for the relief and rehabilitation services .They demanded sustainability of the programs of developments and disaster risk reduction component should made crucial part of the Development Programs. They pointed outthat in Sindh province Mandate of the authorities are not clear like PDMA, Relief Department, DC Office, DDMA and Members of the national and provincial assembly during relief and recovery services. They observed that Corporate Social Responsibility should be fulfilledparticularly in the periphery areas of oil and Gas Company which are back ward and affected and badly hit in rain flooding. They demanded that permanent helpline and main control room should be established to support in generating data for disaster mitigation.
They observed in meeting that Recovery and Rehabilitation plan envisaged by the humanitarian organizations are stopped due to the non serous attitude of the Government. The schools damaged in flood 2011 are waiting for rehabilitation.
Such concern was shown in a provincial level consultation meeting on the issues facing by the flood hit communities of Sindh and Balochistan which was held at PDI Head office on 7.11.2012. The Consultation meeting was organized by Peoples Accountability Commission on floods (PACF) a network of flood relief volunteers of civil society and the representatives of flood affected communities which held at Participatory Development Initiatives head office Karachi.
They added that it was great concern for people of Sindh and Balochistan that despite they faced continuous flood devastation in 2010, 2011 and in 2012 rain and in flash flood 3,174,716 people were affected , 245,459 crop area of land was affected and government had done only five percent relief while 95 percent rain affected deprive from government relief activities and in Balochistan province 984,401 people were affected 402 ,535 crop area land was affected and
government only had done two percent relief work activities in Balochistan province.
They said that it was responsibility of the government to assure the dewatering so that peoples can develop their shelters and agriculture for their livelihood.
They that observed rain affected peoples under water even after passage of two months to rain flooding and flash flood devastation..Members have shown grave concern over poor response from government to minimize the issues of the flood affected peoples during the relief services. Participants of the meeting that it was great concern that still large numbers of rain affected people are deprive from relief activities and left on mercy of God and they are living miserable lives in their rain affected areas .They observed Humanitarian Organizations should take into consideration of cultural sensitivities while relief and recovery services. Indigenous resources should for relief services rather than taking from other sources if possible. They demanded Humanitarian Monitoring should be strengthened to ensure accountability for the relief and rehabilitation services .They demanded sustainability of the programs of developments and disaster risk reduction component should made crucial part of the Development Programs. They pointed outthat in Sindh province Mandate of the authorities are not clear like PDMA, Relief Department, DC Office, DDMA and Members of the national and provincial assembly during relief and recovery services. They observed that Corporate Social Responsibility should be fulfilledparticularly in the periphery areas of oil and Gas Company which are back ward and affected and badly hit in rain flooding. They demanded that permanent helpline and main control room should be established to support in generating data for disaster mitigation.
They observed in meeting that Recovery and Rehabilitation plan envisaged by the humanitarian organizations are stopped due to the non serous attitude of the Government. The schools damaged in flood 2011 are waiting for rehabilitation.
They added that during the disaster it was observed that inter provincial influx of the affected peoples in mega cities are being seen as point of suspicion. New settlements are being discouraged on political basis and this trend should be stopped. They added that
there was strong need to verify to verify the claims made by the government for the quality work of the repair and reconstructions of the irrigation channels and roads.
They added that Disaster related funds, Effective Contingency Planning, Irrigation infrastructure and Relief services should be taken seriously to minimize the impact of the disasters for the
affected peoples.Raehhma Pahanwar, Rauf Nizamani , Saleem Abbasi , Ramzan Chandio , Saeed Sarbazi Baloch , Faheem Raza , Nisar Mehommad, Nisar Sheikh , Roomana Lakho , Ramzan Memon , Ismail Khunbar,Shabnam Palejo , Asad Chandio , Fazal Sulman Qazi participated in the meeting .
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