Lifeless bodies of children a norm in Thar?
Everyone is worried about the situation unfolding in Tharparkar if you look at the condition of children in Thar then it would not be surprising to see people with open mouths because Tharparkar district is just 400 km away from Pakistan’s largest and financial hub Karachi where the federal and provincial ministers live in a lavish lifestyle surrounded by ‘army’ of guards. The question that everyone needs to answer is that is this situation new? Have we not gone through this situation again and again?
I started this blog in March 2011 and after that in every season whether it’s a storm or a drought same news comes from Thar that is ‘Humans and Animals are dying, and there is nobody to help them.’
It’s either drought or flood in Sindh
The government does not want to believe that children are dying because of lack of food they blame the weather for the disaster though famine has been largely caused by the changing and unsettled weather conditions but it is the careless attitude of the government since 2011 that has failed to control the situation which instead of improving is going down the lane. Following are the weather events that have been observed in Sindh;
- In 2010, torrential rains battered northern Pakistan unleashing mammoth flood that engulfed the country, Sindh province was hit hard.
- In 2011, around 1000 mm rain fell in south-eastern Sindh in August and September where the annual rain is only 100 mm. Floods killed around 400 people.
- In 2012, record-breaking monsoon rain fell in upper Sindh while rest of the province experienced mild drought though above average rains were experienced early that year in southern Sindh.
- In 2013, mild drought conditions spread to other parts of Sindh as monsoon failed to break the dry period.
- The mild drought might turn into a moderate drought if the upcoming monsoon season fails to live up to expectations. In 2000, 90% of Sindh livestock was killed as Pakistan experienced it’s most deadliest drought.
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