More than 3,000 flood victims voluntarily left the relief camp set up by City District Government Karachi (CDGK) at the Workers Welfare Board Flats in Gadap Town after Nadra started registering the flood affectees.
According to a press release issued by the CDGK, at this particular camp the city government is presently providing facilities to 8,860 affectees. Administrator Karachi Fazlur Rehman, during an informal talk with the media representatives on Tuesday, said that more than 20 thousand people were staying in the relief camps of the CDGK till Monday evening.
After the exit of 3,140 people who left the camp voluntarily, the total number of people in city government relief camps is now 18,695. This number is expected to increase with the arrival of a train carrying another 1600 people as well as more victims heading towards Karachi in buses.
Administrator Karachi said that the city government has completed arrangements for the provision of accommodation to all flood affectees, adding that he personally visits these camps daily while more than 5 EDOs have been assigned various duties in the relief camps. He said that CDGK has limited funding while thanking the welfare organisations and citizens for taking part in relief activities. He specially cited the names of renowned entrepreneur Aqeel Karim Dhedhi, President Sailani Welfare Trust Yousuf Lakhani and Honorary Secretary of Arts Council of Pakistan Ahmed Shah for accepting the responsibility of providing food to the flood affectees in relief camps.
Meanwhile, Rehman issued directives for the transfer of at least 20 sanitary workers each to Gadap, Bin Qasim and Keamari Town from other towns so that the cleanliness condition in relief camps could improve further.
During a visit of the relief camp at Workers Welfare Board Flats in Gadap Town he stressed the need of more improvement in sanitation condition and appointment of a 40 member team for cleaning work on 24 hour basis. On this occasion he also met with the affectees and assured them all possible help and support.
The revenue officials informed the administrator about the setting up of a makeshift hospital in the camp with the provision of first aid facilities.
