KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that 125,000 houses have been prepared for flood affectees. On visit to office of Sindh People's Housing for Flood Affectees here, CM was given briefing with regard to construction of houses for flood affected people. Chief Minister said that flood in year 2022 caused huge losses in Sindh.

"We are working on world's biggest project and constructing 2.1 million housing units for flood victims," he said."We were lacking funds for housing project but determined to implement it. Project was presented in Geneva conference, and they helped us," Murad said.

He said that affected people also being given ownership rights. Process with regard to ownership that was earlier suspended, has been resumed again, he said. He said that 2.1 million housing units' project has been launched and it is world's biggest construction project for flood affectees.

He said federal government didn't yet constitute ECNEC, which is delaying release of development funds as approval of projects from ECNEC has been compulsory.

"There are eight lac women beneficiaries in 2.1 million housing units' project," he said. Around eight lac houses of project have been under construction".

CM said that federal and provincial government had allocated Rs 25 billion each, but funds were not released from federal government. "Hopefully Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will fulfill his promise with people of Sindh," he added.

Published in The Daily National Courier, June, 07 2024

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