Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that his government has started the reconstruction of 2.1 million new houses to rehabilitate more than 12.6 million flood-affected populations of the province which exceeds the population of 154 countries.
“We are also supporting WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) interventions. A funding of Rs 39 billion has been secured to connect 264,250 houses with safe sanitation facilities.”This he said while talking to media just after reviewing the progress of reconstruction of 2.1 million houses.
The chief minister said that Rs550 billion was required for the construction of 2.1 million houses against which his government with the support of donor agencies has secured Rs440 billion and the shortfall of Rs110 billion would be met through foreign funding, federal government support.
Mr Shah said that the initiative was driven by the vision of Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari who, being foreign minister, successfully mobilized funds at the Geneva Conference in January 2023 and the Donors Conference in Sindh on February 8, 2023.
