MUZAFFARGAH: Flood-stricken people think less relief work has been done in the district as compared to the 2010 water fury.

Two floods hit Muzaffargarh district between 2010 and 2014. In 2010, the affected families received `numerous` assistance that helped in their rehabilitation. This time, they say neither the government nor NGOs came up with some effective relief arrangement.

Manzoor of Alipur has witnessed both flood disasters. According to him, in 2010 when he was in Alipur, NGO Awaz Foundation had given him a peter engine in the wake of the flood.

He said later he moved to SipparNo 3 of Muzaffargarh tehsil where he used peter engine for grinding flour.

He managed to set up a mini-flour mill that ran on the peter engine.

`Prior to the 2014 flood, I was leading a happy life. A breach in Doaba dyke destroyed my livelihood,` he said. Manzoor said because of the flood announcement through mosque speakers at Sippar No 3, he had to leave his house and he could not carry his belongings. `However, I managed to take the peter engine with me.

Manzoor seems to be disappointed at the government and the NGOs for their inaction this time.

He thinks in quantitative terms he may not get the assistance given to him during the 2010 flood as a number of weeks have passed and relief work is scanty.

A widow, Haseena Mai of DoabaUnion Council, said she had set up a small poultry farm in her house with the help of an NGO in 2010. The NGO had given her four bags of poultry feed. She said her business flourished and she started earning Rs300 on a daily basis. The recent flood turned out a nightmare for her and she lost everything as waters washed away her poultry farm.

`No one came for my help this time,` Haseena said with a grim face.

Talking to Dawn, NGO Awaz Chief Executive Ziaul Rehman said his foundation was assessing the loss of houses, business, life, and would start rehabilitation later. However, he said, his foundation was running health camps in flooded areas where doctors and free medicines were available.