HYDERABAD, Aug 24: Number of flood survivors in Hyderabad district has crossed 15,000 mark with a massive influx from upper Sindh and Balochistan.

Total 15,719 internally displace people (IDPs) have been registered with the revenue authorities in 23 functional camps of the district.

Majority of them are lodged in the New Sabzi Mandi camp set up off the National Highway while the rest are staying in different camps established in schools.

Of the 73 declared relief camps 23 are functional because many flood victims stayed where they first reported.

Now tents are being pitched within the vacant area of the camp to house more people. About 100 additional tents would be pitched by the local administration to accommodate more survivors from upper Sindh. Now 9,941 flood victims stay in the city, 2,849 in Latifabad, 2,424 in Qasimabad and 515 in rural taluka of the district.

Flood survivors from Matiari district are reporting to Hyderabad and those from Jacobabad, Shikarpur and Balochistan who reached Bhitshah are also likely to be sent to Hyderabad for accommodation as announced by the chief minister of Sindh.

The camp at Sabzi Mandi is catering to needs of 1,697 families and the number is increasing day by day, but officials seem to have failed in running the affairs smoothly.

A revenue official dealing with the camp at Sabzi Mandi claimed that aggressive behaviour of IDPs discouraged private donors. “They just hound donors in a bid to grab as many goods as possible,” he said.

Such incidents have become a routine with IDPs not only quarrelling among themselves, but also harassing donors to receive as many relief goods as possible.

On Tuesday, Bagris and Jamalis quarrelled among themselves. The authorities believe that some local Bagri community fellow have found their way the camp.

In some cases there are adequate goods, even then survivors are trying to get more. Even women scuffle with each other in camps.In-charge of the camp Abid Saleem said that from Tuesday, he stopped donors from distributing goods. Now the administration will receive relief items and distribute in the wee hours.

“They are getting each and everything like mineral water, soap, water coolers etc., but they don’t show discipline that will make job of distribution easier for the camp management and donors. Survivors will also get goods in a reasonably well quantity in a disciplined way,” he said.