Summary 257 villages, 88000 residents, 29233 cattle affected by flood, Secretary Irrigation Sindh tells PM
SUKKUR: (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited Sukkur Barrage today (Friday) to inspect the flood situation in Sindh. He was briefed by Secretary Irrigation Sindh Babar Afandi on this occasion. Mr. Afandi told PM Nawaz Sharif that 257 villages, 88000 residents and 29233 cattle affected by flood in Sindh.
Briefing the Prime Minister about flood relief activities by Sindh government, Babar Afandi told that government has set up 15 medical and relief camps. He told that flood victims are being taken out of the flood-hit areas but flow of the flood has slowed down in Sindh. Irrigation Secretary told that the government is ready to cope with any emergency situation. He said that all the safety barriers of Sindh are safe.
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Provincial Minister Kumar Chawla and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) provincial leadership was also present on this occasion. Prime Minister inspected the Sukkur Barrage and Indus River from train on Barrage Track.
