MIRPURKHAS, May 3: Ninety two primary, middle and high schools remain closed in the Mirpurkhas district due to non- availability of the staff.
This was said by the EDO, education, Mirpurkhas, at a meeting of the EDOs of different departments with the chairman, Sindh chief minister’s inspection team, Nazar Hussain Maher, at circuit house here on Saturday.
Mr Maher asked the district government to recruit required staff on contract basis to make the schools functional.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Maher said that the government wanted to provide basic facilities to the people but due to lack of interest shown by officers required results were not being achieved.
He said that provision of better health and sanitation facilities to people was the priority of the Sindh government. But, he regretted, despite releasing huge funds, people were not getting any benefit.
He urged the elected representatives and NGOs to keep an eye on the working of the government departments.
MINISTER: Sindh minister for culture, tourism and sports Shabbir Ahmed Qaimi has said that measures are being taken to make Nagarparkar and Keenjhar lake attractive spots for tourists.
Talking to journalists at circuit house here on Saturday, he said that cottage industries would be encouraged to promote handicrafts of Thar.
He announced that a cultural festival would soon be held in Mirpurkhas.
The minister said that a Rs100 million programme had been launched to develop Gorakh Hill Station and Rs50 millions had been released so far for the purpose.
WATER: The growers of Umerkot, Kunri and Samaro Talukas have complained to the Sindh minister for irrigation that irrigation officials were not supplying water to several distributaries which were running dry.
They complained to him during his visit to Mirpurkhas district on Wednesday.
The growers lamented that a big area of agricultural lands of the district had been rendered barren due to the corruption of irrigation officials and their so-called rotation programme.
They demanded that the irrigation officials supply water to their lands as soon as possible.