Floods Pakistan

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Karachi

Presentation by: Shujauddin Qureshi, Senior Research Associate


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29 July: Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in north-westPakistan cause rivers to burst their banks and entire villages ofmud-brick houses are destroyed in KP province.31 July: The UN describes the monsoon floods as the worst in

living memory, while Pakistani authorities put the death toll atover 800.2 August: Officials say the death toll has passed 1,100 as 30,000troops join the rescue efforts.6 August: The UN says that at least 1,600 have been killed and 14

million people affected.9 August: Flood levels rise above danger levels at Guddu barragein Sindh (more than 1.1 million cusecs).11 August: The UN launches an appeal for $45 9 m (29 0m) toprovide for the immediate needs of those affected.


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14 August: Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani says2 0 million people have been affected by the country's floods.2 1 August: Tori Bund (dyke) in upper Sindh was broken,which inundated a vast area and caused heavy damage.

Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Kandhkot, Shahdadkot and Larkanadistricts in Sindh and Jafarabad district in Balochistan cameunder water.29 August: Another important bund (dyke), Surjani, wasbroken in Thatta district southern Sindh, which inundated amajor town of the district, Sijawal. Many people of the areashifted to historical Makli graveyard in Thatta town.15 September: Water level at Manchhar lake increased to itshighest point of 2 1 feet. The government decided to breakits embankment to let the water flow into river Indus, whichcaused inundation of many villages and towns.


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E conomic losses inflicted by the floods were estimated at $43billion, Federal Cabinet was told.Affected 7 9 of the 1 2 4 districts 2 4 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1 9 in Sindh, 1 2 in Punjab, 10 in Balochistan and seven each in Azad

Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan2 0 million people have been affected and 7.5 million of them hadbeen displacedUnited Nations agencies and the National Disaster ManagementAuthority estimate that crops over 1.38 million acres have been

washed away and 1.2

million homes destroyedAgriculture sector might face the adverse effect for another year.Food security of the country is also under threatOf the 9 68 health facilities assessed, 517 have been damaged.Over 10,600 schools have been affected.


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The loss suffered by the railways was of Rs 2 .9 billionThe damage to infrastructure, livestock and crops amounts toRs 350-500 billionAbout $ 2 00 million will be needed for recovery and relief workand over $1 billion to repair key infrastructureReconstruction of about 1,000 damaged bridges and over400km roads will cost Rs8- 9 billionAbout one-fifth of the irrigation infrastructure, livestock andcrops in the country has been destroyed.

According to initial estimates, the PakistanE

lectric PowerCompany has suffered a loss of Rs4 billion to its installations.The cumulative losses of the Water and Power DevelopmentAuthority and Pepco exceed Rs13 billionMore than 150 major irrigation structures have been damagedor breached across the country


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Pakistan government expects:the textile and sugar sectors would suffer and in turnaffect the balance of payments and external resource

stabilitygrowth of the manufacturing sector might fall farbelow the target of 5.6 per centInflation might increase to 15- 2 0 percent, much more

than the9

.5 percent targetInflation in the short term (one to three months) mayrise significantly because of reduced supply due tocrop destruction


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Out of 2 3 districts of Sindh province, 1 9 districts were affected.Uptil August 2 7, some seven million peoplewere displaced out of whom 1.3 million peopletook shelter at over 4,000 relief camps set up bythe government.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah saidon September 22 that the flood losses in Sindhhas been estimated up to $5.5 billion.


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- Persons Died 2 34

- Affected People 7,356,550

- Injuries 1, 2 01- Relief Camps 4,1 9 6

- Persons in Relief Camps 1,647,34 9

- Houses damaged 1,114,6 29

Source: Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Govt. of Sindh


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PILE R and Pakistan Peace Coalition (PPC) launchedflood relief fund at inauguration ceremony of Pak-India Peace Caravan Aman Ke Badhte Qadam onAugust 7, 2 010. Pakistan Labour Trust (PLT), a sister

organization of PILE

R donated Rs 50,000 and PILE

Rstaff also contributed one-day salary in the fund.Flood relief funds were also collected during PeaceCaravan in Amritsar (India) and Lahore (Pakistan)during August 13-16.

PILE R released immediate funds to its partners inShikarpur district and Hyderabad districts for rescueand relief of flood affected areas.PILE R organised a Consultation on floods at KarachiPress Club on August 2 7.


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PILE R collaborated with a partner organizationSindh Rural Partner Organization for relief work atHyderabad flood relief camp. Interventionincluded:

Medical SupportFood (raw)Assistance to people to settle

Collaborated with Upgrade Minorities forIntegrated Development Umid WelfareOrganization for providing relief to 500 families ofScheduled Caste minorities in Hyderabad andThatta districts.


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Govt. established a flood relief camp at Labour Colony,Gabol Goth near PIL E R office on August 17.A PILE R team visited the camp on August 18 to assessthe situation. About 10,000 people from Jacobabad,Shikarpur, Kandhkot and Shahdadkot districts ofSindh were shifted in the camp. Govt. arrangementswere inadequate and unorganized. A Karachi-basedNGO, Sailani Welfare Association was providing two-time food (due to Ramadan).

City District Govt. of Karachi had established a medialcamp and water was being provided through tankersin the tanks.There was no electricity and drainage system of thecolony was chocked.


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PILE R immediately decided to intervene andprovide:

Safe drinking waterSchool education to childrenMedical assistance in collaboration with PakistanMedical Association

Initially, the main problem was space forestablishing school and medial camp.


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PILE R immediately installed two overhead water tanksalong with motors and filters to provide safe drinking

water.


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Presently 3 safe drinking water facilities includinga 12 00 gallon water tank, fitted with two large UVfilters and other accessories are working round theclock to provide safe drinking water at the camp.PILE R also provides/allows drinking water to thecamp residents from its water taps in the laws.Two separate water purifiers along with four tapsare being installed outside the PIL E R Centre, fromwhere camp residents can draw safe drinkingwater.PILE R plans to install fourth safe drinking waterfacility in the camp within a couple of days.


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Although initially PIL E R faced difficulty inestablishing school in the camp due to space problem,after visit of a provincial minister we succeeded in

getting four shops to start a temporary school.PILE R in collaboration with a local NGO, SurhanWelfare Society established temporary school fromAugust 2 3. A few volunteer teachers were provided bypartner NGOs, but PIL E R hired more male and femaleteachers from the camp.Initially 300 students both boys and girls wereregistered and due to space shortage further admissionwas stopped.PILE R provided all school material including furniture,

white boards, copies, pencils and other stationery.


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Response from people for the school was tremendousand parents were keen to send their kids in the school.With the help of government we acquired more roomsin the Community Centre.

Presently 9 classes are working in the CommunityCentre with over 1,000 children registered and moreare coming. We have continued registration as somestudents have gone back to their villages along withtheir parents.

On the occasion of E id-ul-Fitre, PIL E R provided clothesto all the registered students. During E id holidays,many TV channels invited camp students to recordtheir special E id programmes.


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More than half of students are girls.A large number of students (about 300) areattending school, who have never been in anyschool in their villages.PILE R regularly provides food and safedrinking water to all the students.

PILE

R continuously increasing the number ofteachers. All the new teachers are being hiredfrom camp and most of them are girls.Teachers are provided lunch at PIL E R canteen.


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PILE R organised a motivational programme for 150students of upper classes. Three motivational speakersand psychologists conducted that session.


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PILE R in collaboration with Sindh RuralPartner Organization has established a primaryschool in relief camp at Sabzi Mandi,Hyderabad.

About 50 girl students are enrolled.PILE R has provided books, copies, stationery andother material to all students.


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PILE R and Pakistan Medical Association haveestablished a medical relief camp in threerooms at Community Centre of the LabourColony.

Separate male and female doctors provideconsultation and medicines to the patients in daytime. Paramdical staff is also available.

All medical equipment along with furniture andbeds are provided.PILE R plans to start evening medical clinic at thesame premises. A male doctor and a paramedicalmale has been hired.


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PILE R plans:to distribute dry ration food supplement packages topregnant women in flood relief camps in Hyderabad,Thatta and Karachi districts.

Minorities/scheduled caste (Dalit ) females would beespecial focus.

to set up more primary schools in other camps in Karachi.We plan to provide safe drinking water to all flood

affected residents in Labour Colony camp.to provide cooking stoves to those families which arereturning to their families.To organize more activities for the kids of the School


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