**JP** Flood is still ruining to District DADU Sindh AND Floods damage 2398 schools in 8 districts of Sindh

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Floods damage 2398 schools in 8 districts of Sindh

 

2398 schools in eight districts of Sindh have been damaged by raging floods and 181 primary & high schools were turned into relief camps, however, the present democratic government is committed to rebuild them and resume education activities as soon as possible. "The raging floods have damaged schools in the districts of Kashmore-Kandhkot, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Larkana, Kambar-Shahdadkot, Dadu, Jamshoro and Thatta, disturbing education of the boys and girls," there is need to allocate massive funds for resuming educational activities at the flood-stricken schools of Sindh so that future of the students could be saved without any late. The government is attaching top priority to education because it is one of the most important sectors of country,  most of affected schools are primary which needs to be rehabilitated and reconstructed so as to streamline education process.  the government is working on various plans to activate education activities at these damaged schools besides shifting people from the schools camps to their native places. Hectic efforts are also being made to ensure the completion of education courses that could not be completed due to closure of schools due to floods. The floods in some districts including Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur and Larkana are turning to normalcy, however, Dadu, Jamshoro and Thatta districts are still under floods. primary and high school education is being promoted on priority basis besides enhancing facilities for higher education, which is the mandatory for the progress of the country.

 

Flood is still ruining to District DADU Sindh

 

At least eight breaches developed in the Manchhar lake's embankment near Zero Point of the Main Nara Valley (MNV) drain on Thursday, inundating 75 villages, the runway and portions of the Shahbaz Airport's building in Sehwan and major parts of Bubak town.
Bubak and Dal areas of Sehwan Sharif and Johi talukas were the worst affected by waters gushing from the breaches.
The waters breached an eight-foot high embankment around the airport.
The Sehwan Sharif-Bhan Syedabad Indus Highway was inundated and the main station of the Pak Arab Refinery (Parco) in Bubak town was under threat.
The water level in Manchhar lake rose to 121.6RL (reduced level) .
The water pressure caused breaches at six places in the lake's embankment between Zero Point of the MNV drain and 100RD (reduced distance) of Manchhar. The breaches widened from about 50 feet each to 200 feet .
Two more breaches of 100 feet developed in the evening between RD99 and RD100.
About 100,000 cusecs of water was flowing through the breaches towards populated areas of Dal and Bubak union councils.
In addition to local people, irrigation officials also fled from the embankment and moved their machines to Sehwan Sharif.
The high flow of water was also eroding the embankment and several other places.
A large number of people were marooned in the flooded villages, including Safi Thalho, Haji Rajib Jamali, Shir Mohammad, Haji Ali Murad Jamali, Ali Hassan Shahni, Meer Mohammad, Seeharo, Theaba, Kando, Bozdar, Nangar Khan Birohi, Sono Khan Rodhnani, Koor Ji Miani and Sobho Khan Lund.
An affected villager, Manzoor Jamali, alleged that a rift between legislators belonging to the PPP from Dadu and Jamshoro had resulted in inundation of vast populated areas.
People of Dal area have started shifting their families to Dadu and Sehwan Sharif on donkey and camel carts.
Jamshoro Executive District Officer (Revenue) Sohail Adeeb Bachani said that an area of Sehwan Sharif taluka, having a population of about 130,000 would be affected by the floods. The figure was based on the census carried out in 1998.
He said the displaced people were being shifted to relief camps in Sehwan town and adjoining areas.
Floodwaters were surging towards the Bhan Syedabad-Sehwan Sharif Indus Highway after inundating the Chhinni link road and reaching the right bank of the Indus link canal.
People in Bhan Syedabad, a town of about 100,000, have built walls in front of their homes and shops. About half of the populace have left the town.
INDUS HIGHWAY: A heavy swell of water from Manchhar through a cut made at RD11 to 12 of the dyke reached the Indus Highway, near Sehwan, after submerging small railway bridges on the Sehwan Sharif-Bhan Syedabad tracks.
A portion of the highway, near Qadir Bakhsh Bhalai village, was also submerged.
A special train was arranged to shift people from Bhan Syedabad to Sehwan.
A large number of affected people of Ahmed Babar village held a demonstration at Dadu's new bus stand and blocked the Indus High- way for about two hours in protest against lack of relief supplies.

 

55,000 flood affectees still residing in schools .Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

 

The chief minister said that more then 55000 people were still resided in 600 schools because their houses have been completely washed away and there need of tents for provision of alternate shelter to them. UN High Commissioner for refugees lauded the strategy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government for better tackling of the situation during and after the flood. He also lauded the spirit of the people and performance of non-government organizations in this connection and assured that his organization will provide tents for the flood affectees.

The chief minister said that he had already directed concerned authorities for finalization of survey of damages in affected areas and to ensure transparent distribution of relief goods. He said process of distribution of compensation among heirs of flood victims was underway and the remaining flood victims and injured would also compensated upon completion of lists.

 

 

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Shoaib Habib Memon

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