Overview
- On Saturday, November 7, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah formally declared Tharparkar a calamity-hit district after provincial briefings reported catastrophic crop losses.
- Provincial assessments and the Agriculture Extension Department put crop damage at about 85 to 90 percent following extremely low and uneven September rainfall across the district.
- The government ordered immediate measures to secure drinking water, including repair and reactivation of inactive reverse osmosis plants and deployment of water tankers and food aid.
- Authorities have asked for urgent plans to protect livestock through emergency fodder provision and veterinary support while committing to continuous monitoring of relief distribution.
- Longer-term responses remain at the planning stage with the chief secretary tasked to study the feasibility of a Naukot–Mithi pipeline and other options to improve water resilience.