Sindh govt needs British, Netherlands experts to reclaim flood agri lands: CM Murad

Our Correspondent
KARACHI: British High Commissioner in Pakistan Dr. Christian Turner called on Sindh’s Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday.
The meeting was held at CM House and was attended by Deputy High Commissioner Sarah Mooney, Director development Sandra Baldwin, and deputy Director Batool Zehra. The chief minister was assisted by his special assistant Syed Qasim Naveed, ChiefSecretary Sohail Rajput and Secretary to CM Raheem Shaikh.
The Sindh Chief Minister briefing the British envoy said that the cities and settlements on the right and left bank of the river have submerged in the floodwater. Murad Ali Shah has said that the reclamation of flooded lands of the province would need expert guidance and technical support from the British and Netherland so that they could be rejuvenated.
Flooding has wreaked havoc on the right bank of the Indus River and over 1.5 million people have affected, chief minister told British diplomat. “The government of Sindh needs tents and mosquito nets for flood victims,” chief minister said.
“50 containers of shelters and plastic sheets will reach Karachi in next two weeks,” Ambassador Christian Turner informed Murad Ali Shah. “We are working to complete water drainage from agriculture lands within two months and will promptly cultivate wheat crop after drainage of the water,” Sindh CM said.
“We will extend help to farmers in cultivation of the crop,” he said. “The government will also restore old and natural water drains,” Shah told the British envoy.