MITHI: At least six more children lost their lives in the drought-hit Thar desert on Saturday, raising the death toll to 33 this month, while more that 200 children have been admitted to several hospitals of the district for treatment.
Three children died in a remote village of Diplo taluka before they could be taken to hospital, while another lost his life at Civil Hospital Mithi.
Earlier, deaths of children were reported from Nagarparkar, Mithi, Islamkot and Diplo.
Provincial Food Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, who is also a member of the committee formed by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah to look into the situation, told reporters at the deputy commissioner’s office in Mithi that the Sindh government was ‘fully committed to provide maximum facilities’ in the health units of the drought-hit desert.
He admitted that there was a drought-like situation but said the media’s portrayal of the situation as ‘alarming’ was just an exaggeration.
Thar region of Sindh, which has climatic and ecological conditions similar to the Indian state of Rajasthan’s portion of Thar, faces severe drought for two to three years in every 10-year cycle.
DAILY TIMES.
YEMI.
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