Murad pays surprise visits to flood-affected areas to check administration service.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in order to witness the plight of the flood-affected people living in the camps and along the roads visited them personally in four districts of Hyderabad division and got cell numbers from one of the affected persons in each camp just to interact them personally.

'I have come here to see you without informing the district administration so that I can witness in which conditions you are living, how much relief goods you are receiving, and how much attention is given to your problems,' he told the affected people. He further added: 'now, I am getting your cell number so that I can talk to you personally to know the response of the administration giving to you.' He started his visit in the Thatta district where he directly went to visit Gel Mori camp, near Pir Patho. He mixed up with the affected people living there and they told him that they were provided with ration bags and water but, doctors visited them only once in the beginning. The chief minister talked to the District Health Officer (DHO) and directed him to ensure visits the camps twice a week. Mr Shah took the cell number of a resident of the camp and told him he would remain in touch with him to know the issues of the people living in the camp.

On the way to Monarki Bund of the River Indus, the CM seeing school children playing near the road stopped his vehicle and asked them to take him to their school. The children took him to their school - Govt Primary School Gel Mori.

The CM visited different classrooms and sat with children on their [school] bench and interacted with them frankly. The children recited poems for him. The CM asked the children to work harder and attain a higher position through their education.

The children told the chief minister that their school does not have electricity. At this, the chief minister announced to solarize the school and vowed to visit them again.

Murad Ali Shah, after visiting the school went to Gel Mori Basic Health Unit where OPD was in progress. When he reached there around 150 patients, mostly the flood victims were getting checked. The doctor present on the duty told the chief minister that most of the patients were suffering from malaria and skin diseases. On the last leg of Thatta's visit, Mr Shah went to the embankment of River Indus known as Gulel Area where a camp was established along the bund. The chief minister met with the affected people and had his blood pressure checked...