Denmark’s Ambassador-designate to Pakistan Jakob Linulf visited Khipro town in district Sanghar to inspect the operation site established by the Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) for providing clean water to the flood-hit people of Sindh.

Jacob Linulf was briefed by DEMA officials regarding the water purification system and the salient features of the programme. The ambassador was informed that stagnant rainwater was purified through modern machinery and then provided to the rain-affected people through containers.

Some 100,000 litres of purified water were supplied to the people living on roadsides and camps to save them from water-borne diseases such as Cholera, Gastro, diarrhoea, skin ailments, and other diseases, he was informed.

Ambassador Jakob Linulf said the Danish government also provided a lot of funding to the United Nations, the European Union, and international NGOs.

He said that DEMA had installed a purification plant in Sindh, while another assistance was also provided to the people through the United Nations and the European Union.

He expressed condolence to the families of those who had lost their lives in the floods, saying that the Danish government would always provide assistance to Pakistanis in their hour of difficulty. The floods and the rains had wreaked havoc in Pakistan, badly damaging infrastructure, the ambassador noted.

Later, Jakob Linulf visited roadside camp and distributed bottles of purified water, biscuits, chocolates, and other edible items to children.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk