Sindh says 1 million homes for flood victims completed under SPHF

Senior Provincial Minister Sharjeel Memon said on Tuesday that the construction of 1 million houses for flood victims across Sindh has been completed. He said more than 1 million houses have been built in 24 districts under the Sindh People's Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF) project, which is run by the Sindh government.

According to Mr Memon, the houses are being built for families who were displaced by the 2022 floods. He said ownership rights of the newly built houses are being given to flood-affected women.

Khairpur has the highest number of completed houses, at 167,379, according to the figures he gave.

Mr Memon said: "سیلاب متاثرین کو مستقل اور محفوظ رہائش فراہم کرنا سندھ حکومت کی ترجیح ہے۔" That statement, as reported by Express News, translates as: providing permanent and safe housing to flood victims is the Sindh government's priority.

He also said local labourers, masons and skilled workers have found employment through the construction work. A modern monitoring system is in place, he said, to identify eligible people and to ensure the quality of construction.

Mr Memon said the Sindh government's efforts will continue until flood victims are fully rehabilitated.

A ceremony marking the milestone is being held on Tuesday at the banquet hall of the Chief Minister House in Karachi, starting at 3 pm. Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is to attend and address it.

Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Secretary Asif Haider Shah and SPHF chief executive Khalid Mehmood Shaikh are also scheduled to speak, along with the head of the European Union's cooperation section and the World Bank's country director for Pakistan. People who benefited from the project will share their experiences.