KARACHI: Declaring Tharparkar a calamity-hit district, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday ordered that steps be taken immediately to deal with drought in the district.
Showing concern that 90 per cent crops in the area had been destroyed, the chief minister ordered the provision of clean drinking water to the inhabitants of the district. “RO plants, which are dysfunctional, should immediately be repaired and made functional again,” he said.
He directed the chief secretary to study the feasibility of laying a water pipeline from Naukot to Mithi. “A long-term strategy should be chalked out for the purpose.”
CM Murad said that the provision of clean drinking water, protection of cattle and protection of relief to the affected families were a priority for the provincial government. “The government will not leave the people of the district alone in this hour of need.
He, on the occasion, was briefed that there existed drought-like situation in seven talukas of Tharparkar where 85 to 90 per cent crops had been either destroyed or become unproductive.
The chief minister was told that in September 2026, only one to 36 millimeters of rain fell in seven talukas of the district.
