Drought Condition
Status Report
(30th, March, 2014)
Drought condition
status report by
Government of Sindh
Rehabilitation
center - Provincial
Disaster Management
Authority
Source: District
Administrations
concerned -
www.pdma.gos.pk
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NRDP
Response for Drought
Affected Areas of
District Tharparkar-
Volume 2
(25th, March,2014)
NRDP Disaster
Preparedness and
Management (DPM)
teams are engaged in
the relief activites
in the famine-hit
areas of district
Tharparkkar.So far
NRDP has provided
MNCH services to
1294 drought
affected families ,
844 affected animal
vaccinated, 135
families provided
with dry food and
rations , 150 people
senstized..Read
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SHC seeks
fact-finding report
on Thar drought
(25th, March,2014) -
Onepakistannews
The Sindh High Court
(SHC) on Tuesday
directed Sindh
government to place
on record the report
of fact-finding
committee
constituted to probe
Tharparkar tragedy,
mostly deaths of
women and children
due to famine like
situation in
Tharparkar.
A division bench
headed by Chief
Justice Maqbool
Baqar..Read
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NRDP Response for
Drought Affected
Areas of District
Tharparkar
(20th, March, 2014)
NRDP conducted the
rapid assessment
through focus group
discussions (FGDs),
field visits and
meetings with
affected communities
& other stakeholders
to examine the
extent of the
famine-like
situation in
Tharparkar after
severe droughts. In
light of severity of
the situation NRDP
launched a
coordinated..Read
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Mode of sustenance:
For the people of
Thar, livestock
means life
(19th, March, 2014)
- The Express
Tribune
The movement of
cattle and livestock
along the roads
leading t0 Tharpakar
is a familiar sight
on most days of the
year. The sacred
relationship between
the people of Thar
and their animals is
almost as old as the
desert itself. In
this region, it is
not agriculture but
livestock that is
the main source of
sustenance for its
residents..Read
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Drought in
Tharparkar: Death
toll reaches 121 in
three months
(7th, March, 2014) -
The express Tribune
Nearly 121 have died
during a drought in
Tharparkar in three
months, according to
the Mithi taluka
hospital. While the
Sindh government has
only confirmed
roughly half that
number of
fatalities, 32
children died in the
month of February
alone in the area,
due to malnutrition.
The district has
four other talukas,
with over 2,000
villages spread
across..Read
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Development: 70
water tanks to be
installed in
Cholistan
(4th, March, 2014) -
The Express Tribune
Presiding over a
meeting to plan for
any eventuality in
Cholistan, the chief
secretary Naveed
Akram Cheema said on
Wednesday that 70
water tanks – each
having a capacity of
50,000 litres –
would be installed
in Cholistan.
He said all
government
departments should
work together to
facilitate the
people of the
region..Read
More >
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