'Sindh lacks accountability process for flood expenditures'

"Sindh government has no any established and transparent accountability process for the expenditures made during the floods of 2010, and heavy rains of 2011", said Haleem Adil Shaikh, Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister. While briefing a public hearing, he said the government was lacking accountability in the efforts, as "Mukhtiarkars, Tapedars, Subedars are the persons who are the implementers of the direct orders from the President".
When asked by the participants that whether there was process of accountability while distributing the relief items, Haleem denied there was no established and transparent accountability process. Participatory Development Initiatives and Oxfam Novib in collaboration with the Peoples Accountability Commission on Floods organised the provincial public hearing for the flood affected peoples belonging to the highly hit eight districts of the Sindh. Representatives from UNOCHA, Civil society activists and members, NGOs participated in a local hotel at Karachi.
While briefing the house, PDI Advocacy secretariat unfolded that presently 352,000 families were food insecure particularly children under five years and pregnant/lactating women, whereas 43,187 families headed by females are in severe food insecure situation. In health sector 9,275,568 peoples and 2,279,564 families are in dire need of the health assistance.
With regard to the shelter cluster feedback 305,827 families in Sindh have observed their houses fully or partially damaged and are in unavoidable need to rebuild or repair of their shelters. In Wash sector 2,240,000 persons in Sindh are facing issues and problems due to the collapses of the wash facilities.
Community restoration cluster has targeted 1,020,242 persons in Sindh for safe and resilient recovery of livelihoods of the affected population through restoration of community basic infrastructure. In education sector 388,509 children are in dire need of intervention with need of the rehabilitation of the 4,810 partially and fully damaged schools in Sindh.
With regard to feedback from nutrition cluster 423,768 children and 75,344 pregnant and lactating women are in need of the provision for lifesaving nutrition services, and with regard to protection cluster 1,459,000 affected population and 133,000 disable persons are in need of improved safety and security particularly children, women and persons with disabilities.-PR