A shocking revelation has emerged from a report by an inspection team formed by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, exposing a staggering loss of Rs 3.22 billion worth of wheat following the devastating floods of 2022. The leaked 205-page report exposes a disturbing scenario where officials from the Sindh Food Department are accused of mixing 379,000 sacks of substandard wheat with dirt after the catastrophic floods.
This egregious act has inflicted a colossal loss of almost Rs 3.22 billion on the public treasury.
The inquiry committee, tasked with investigating wheat storage facilities across 14 districts in Sindh province, has held the responsible officials accountable for negligence that resulted in such massive wheat damage.
According to the report, the financial losses incurred in various districts paint a grim picture: Rs 93 million in Jamshoro, Rs 569.3 million in Dadu, Rs 48.1 million in Ghotki, Rs 16.2 million in Sukkur, Rs 16.44 million in KhairpurMirs, Rs 131.4 million in Jacobabad, Rs 15 million in Larkana, Rs 386.3 million in QamberShahdadkot, Rs 19.8 million in NaushahroFeroze, Rs 9.1 million in Sanghar, Rs 9.8 million in Benazirabad, and an astonishing Rs 1,075.4 million in Malir. The report also sheds light on the deplorable condition of wheat storage facilities, which were found to be inadequately covered with tarpaulins and filled with filth and substandard wheat. Furthermore, the Sindh Food Department’s lack of efficient monitoring methods has been highlighted as a major concern. Meanwhile, the Sindh Food Department has stated that no official report has been received yet, but assured that appropriate action will be taken against the officers involved once the report is received at the government level.
Additionally, it has been announced that officers implicated in the wheat scam have not been assigned any positions this year.
