Over 0.2 million houses damaged in 16 districts of Sindh: report on losses caused by rains

September 28, 2012 (Daily Business Recorder) YASIR BABBAR KARACHI: "More than 0.2 million houses have been damaged (fully/partially) in almost 16 districts of Sindh during the recent heavy rains/flood", Business Recorder learnt on Thursday. This has been mentioned in the report of Relief Department, available to Business Recorder stating that: recent heavy spell of late-monsoon rains started from September 9 broke 25 years record in six districts of province by heavy downpour. However, these rians/flood badly affected almost all 19 districts including Khairpur Mir's, Ghotki, Shikarpur, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Kashmore-Kandhkot, Shahdadkot-Qambar, Dadu, Naushehroferoze, Benazirabad, Matiari, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar and Umerkot. Report mentioned that 2,17,082 houses have been destroyed in all over the province. According to portion of a report regarding partially damaged houses, 32,500 (katcha) and 29,800 (pakka) houses have been damaged in only district Jacobabad, 6,192 (katcha) and 9,289 (pakka) houses damaged in district Shikarpur, 5,135 katcha houses damaged in district Larkana, 5,200 (katcha) and 5,300 (pakka) houses damaged in Kashmore-Kandhkot, 10,347 (katcha) and 2,077 (pakka) houses destroyed in district Qambar-Shahdadkot and 32,420 (katcha) and 9,526 (pakka) houses have been damaged in district Ghotki. Heavy rains caused damages of 13,380 (pakka) and 1,750 (katcha) houses in district Khairpur Mir's, 10 pakka houses damaged in district Dadu, 120 katcha houses damaged in district Matiari, 124 (katcha) and 60 (pakka) houses damaged in district Hyderabad, 1,035 (pakka) and 167 (katcha) houses damaged in district Sanghar and only 331 katcha houses have been damaged partially in district Umerkot, report stated. Regarding the fully damaged houses, report mentioned that 16,800 (katcha) and 8,350 (pakka) houses damaged in district Jacobabad, 2,654 (katcha) and 2,981 (pakka) houses damaged in district Shikarpur, 100 katcha houses damaged in district Larkana, 3,090 (katcha) and 1,560 (pakka) houses damaged in Kashmore-Kandhkot, 918 (katcha) and 177 (pakka) houses destroyed in Qambar-Shahdadkot and 9,423 (katcha) and 1,022 (pakka) houses damaged in district Ghotki. Report further added that heavy rains caused damages of 4,300 (pakka) and 270 (katcha) houses in district Khairpur Mir's, 120 katcha houses destroyed in district Matiari, 236 (katcha) houses damaged in Hyderabad, only 30 pakka houses damaged in Tando Allahyar, and 303 (katcha) and 105 (pakka) houses damaged in district Sanghar. In this connection, Haleem Adil Shaikh Advisor to CM for Relief told BR that he is in touch with all higher authorities of provincial and federal government so that government would take special efforts for the rehabilitation of all damaged houses.