A five-member UN delegation, led by JulienHarneis, met with, Provincial Minister for Revenue MakhdoomMehboobZaman and Provincial Minister for Rehabilitation FarazDero Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah on Wednesday. SMBR QaziShahid Pervez and DG PDMA were also present during the meeting. The visiting delegation included Michel Saad, head of office UNOCHA Pakistan, Cristina Brugiolo, Chief of Field office Sindh UNICEF, Dr Sara Salman,head of Sub office WHO, and Imran Khan Leghari, Provincial Coordination Officer UNRCO. Rehabilitation of rain-affected areas and measures taken against Coronavirus were discussed in the meeting. In the meeting, the Chief Secretary Sindh said that the Sindh government has surveyed the rain-affected areas. Those affected by the rains will be compensated. Roads, hospitals and schools have also been damaged by the rains. In addition to the rains, the LBOW has also caused damage. Mumtaz Ali Shah added that the Sindh government has also written to the federal government to help the rain-affected people and we want the international community to help in the rehabilitation of the rain-affected areas. JulienHarneis United Nations Resident Coordinator Pakistan said that they had visited the rain affected areas of Sindh along with the PDMA. He said they had learnt the hardships of population going through. He subsequently called upon the Government of Sindh to explore together for more international support to complement the efforts of Government of Sindh. During the meeting, the provincial Revenue Minister said that the revenue department had surveyed the affected areas and the financial assistance to the victims would be approved at a meeting of the provincial cabinet. The Provincial Minister for Rehabilitation said that PDMA has distributed essential items among the rain victims. Informing the UN delegation about the steps taken by the provincial Government regarding the corona virus, the Chief Secretary Sindh said that the Sindh government has taken serious steps since the first case of corona virus appeared in February this year and the Chief Minister of Sindh issues a statement every day regarding statistics of the corona virus.
