Relief Activities for the Flood Affected Communities in Upper Sindh
The flood water has entered into the SINDH Province devastating completely more than 11000 villages in the Kacha and surrounding area displacing more than 213,000 households from their villages along with 1,065,000 numbers of livestock. According to the SRSO’s preliminary rapid assessment report the flooding started right from Guddu affecting Districts situated at both banks of River Indus namely Kashmore-Kandhkot, Shikarpur, Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur, Larkana, Naushero Feroze. It was August 7th, 2010, breach of Torri caused heavy devastation in northern part of Sind. Flood inundated more than seven districts of Sindh including Kashmore-Kandhkot & Shikarpur. As it was the unusual flood that brought people on the roads, and washed away their belongings, livestock and their Serial foods for their survival. People became Shelter less as their shelters either destroyed or are inundated under heavy flood.Sindh Rural Support Organization, in response to extensive floods in Sindh, launched flood relief operations on August 08, 2010 in its operational area. SRSO has also established an emergency cell which has been working since declaration of emergency along with Village Rehabilitation Program (VRP) unit which has started working independently with a dedicated team of engineers and town planners.Initially, SRSO started its relief operation with the provision of cooked food to the displaced people; fodder & vaccination for livestock; and provision of safe drinking water through tankers. Subsequently these activities were complemented by other donor activities such as distribution of dry rations, installation of hand pumps, temporary latrines, temporary shelters and health and hygiene awareness sessions.Hundreds of thousands of affected people are still in relief camps and require comprehensive relief support in the form of dry rations, safe water and health and hygiene facilities. People who have returned to their native places need support to earn their livelihood and construct homes. There are areas which are still submerged in stagnant water. These people still need food and transitional shelters, perhaps till the next crop cycle which may be at least eight to nine months from now or until they have alternative sources of livelihood. Back
Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah Visited the SRSO and UCBPRP
Honorable Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah visited SRSO on April 24, 2010, in Shikarpur and inaugurated the Launching Ceremony of “Sahet Slamat Card”. Minister for Local Government Mr. Siraj Durrani, Housing Minister Agha Taimoor khan, Special Advisor to CM Agha Arslan Khan, Mr. Aftab Shaban Mirani, Ministers Sindh Assembly, DCOs, officials of P&DD(GoS) and media persons were also present in the ceremony.The SRSO and UCBPRP intervention were demonstrated through stalls and CM along with other guests visited the stalls. CEO-SRSO thanked the Chief Minister and the Government of Sindh for providing massive funding for the Program and above all their trust on the SRSO. Organized Community Leaders shared their success stories and Socio-Economic positive impact of the program into their lives before and after the support taken from the SRSO under the Union Council based Poverty Reduction Program. The Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah inaugurated the “Sahet Slamat Card” and distributed cards among rural women of Shikarpur and Kashmore-Kandhkot. The Sahet Slamat card is an initiative of the Govt. of Sindh to provide Micro-health Insurance to 56, 000 poor rural households of Shikarpur and Kashmore-Kandhkot, through which the entire family is provided health insurance for up to Rs. 25,000 per member. Addressing to the audience CM appreciated the role of the SRSO and said, “It is a very unique program where more than 5000 rural women have participated and likewise same ratio of communities have benefited from the UCBPRP according to the plan”. Mr. Qaim Ali Shah excitedly shared that he is proud of SRSO management and UCBPRP team who have showed a great social change in the life of marginalized communities of rural Sindh, although it was a big challenge and SRSO has completed this in a very professional way. Back
Dr. Sono Khangharani CEO – SRSO was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz
In recognition of Dr. Sono Khangharani’s (CEO – SRSO/TRDP) outstanding and meritorious services in the field of Social Services the president of Islamic Republic of Pakistan has awarded him Sitara-e-Imtiaz on March 23, 2010 Back