CM Sindh urges British, Netherlands' experts to assist in 'reclamation' of flooded lands.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in his meeting with British High Commissioner Dr. Christian Tuesday on Tuesday said that the reclamation (the cultivation of waste land or land formerly under water) of flooded lands would need expert guidance and technical support from the British and Netherlands so that they could be rejuvenated.

The meeting was held at CM House and was attended by Deputy High Commissioner Sarah Mooney, Director Development Sandra Baldwin and Deputy Director Batool Zehra.

The chief minister was assisted by his special assistant Syed Qasim Naveed, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput and Secretary to CM Raheem Shaikh.

Mr Shah said that if the agricultural lands were underwater, they would lose their fertility. 'I want a study from the British and Netherlands experts to visit these lands, study them and guide us technically so that they can be reclaimed with more rejuvenation,' he said.

At this, the British High Commissioner assured the chief minister that his government would support the Sindh government over this matter.

The British High Commissioner said that he and chief secretary Sindh would coordinate together and would Netherlands' experts in this regard to work out on the action plan.

The CM said that the climate change and current heavy rains call for preparing a future plan to construct a proper drainage system for rain and hill torrents deluges.

'We are planning to restore original and natural waterways and escapes all over Sindh,' he said, and added his government would also need expert and technical support from the British government and donor agencies.

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