Monday, September 05, 2011
UN-HABITAT completes more than 1,700 one-room shelters for Eid-ul-fitr for the flood affected in Sindh province.
UN-HABITAT has completed 1,709 one-room shelters for the flood affectees in the districts of Dadu, Kambar Shahdat Kot and Jacobabad, Sindh, in time for Eid celebrations. A total of 1,104 shelters have been completed in union councils Karim Buksh and Ahmad Pur in Jacobabad district, 475 shelters in union councils Gozo, Kandi Chuki, Thallo and Bughia in Dadu district and 130 shelters in union councils Gaji Khuawar and Mir je Wahi in Kambar Shehdat Kot district. UN-HABITAT staff have provided these shelters to the vulnerable and the extremely vulnerable beneficiaries with active community participation and involvement at every stage of construction. The completed one-room shelters have been constructed through the generous funding of UKaid and the Government of Japan, of which 1,000 shelters have been built under UKaid and 709 under the Government of Japan funds. The shelters have been successfully completed in time so that these families may have some relief and comfort for Eid-ul-fitr. Nearly 4,000 shelters are expected to be completed within the next month. UN-HABITAT will be working in the coming months to provide more families with permanent one-room shelters, hygiene, sanitation and water and community infrastructure facilities.
UN-HABITAT is thankful for the support of the donors and in the coming months, promises to continue the efforts to support the flood affectees for their rehabilitation.
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