DADU, March 2: The western part of Dadu district is facing drought-like condition for the last three years due to lack of rainfall and the residents are demanding a relief package for the area.

This was said by Dadu District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar while talking to newsmen here on Sunday.

He said the district government had distributed wheat bags among some affected families but it could not provide facilities to all of the drought-affected people as the Sindh government had not provided the required funds under the financial award.

He said the fund of Rs180 million, released by the government for development schemes of the district, was not sufficient.

GUTTED: Twenty-two houses were gutted on Saturday when an electricity wire of 11kv fell over a house in Wali Mohammad Panhwar village, Mehar taluka, and fire broke out in the village.

A total of 500 maunds of wheat, five buffaloes, three goats and other valuable items were reduced to ashes.

The houses of Imdad, Niaz Ali, Khadi, Shaman, Riaz, Mehboob, Koro Khan, Jumo, Gul Hassan, Arbab, Sajan Khaskheli, Roshan, Taj Mohammad and others were gutted.

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