Sindh seeks Rs40b from centre.SUKKUR, Aug. 13 -- Cash-strapped Sindh government has demanded an immediate grant of Rs40 billion from Centre for rescue, relief and rehabilitation of millions of flood victims in the province. This demand was made by Sindh Relief Commissioner Ghulam Ali Pasha while briefing President Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari (Urdu: آصف علی زرداری) (Sindhi:آصف علي زرداري) (born July 21, 1956) is the chief of the Zardari tribe and the during his visit to flood-affected areas of Sukkur on Thursday. However, Zardari said that the federal government did not have such huge resources to meet Sindh's demand, but maximum possible grant would be provided to the provincial government. The relief commissioner informed the president that some 1953 villages of 19 out of 23 districts of Sindh, had been affected by the flooding. He said that hundreds of thousands of affectees had been evacuated from the flood-hit areas by army and civil administration, however, a large number of people were still stranded in floodwater flood·wa·tern. The water of a flood. Often used in the plural. floodwater n → aguas fpl (de la inundación) floodwater n in various areas. Published by HT Syndication with permission from The Statesman. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com Copyright HT Media Ltd HT Media Ltd Founded in 1924 when its flagship newspaper Hindustan Times was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, HT Media (BSE, NSE) has today become one of India's largest media companies. With a combined daily circulation of 2.25 million copies and a readership base of 14. . Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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