The crisis is extreme as Mekran region’s agro-economy is comprised of  production of dates which is totally ruined in the flood. Despite that nothing is left of the wheat, rice and cotton of the green belt of Balochistan which was not only sufficient for the local consumption but big quantity exported to the other parts of the country. However, the northern part of Balochistan which produced most of the fruits like apple, cherry and grapes were also encountered with the same devastation.

It is necessary to rehabilitate the agro-economy of Balochistan because in near future there is risk of shortage of food items which might lead to creating a panicked situation and disturbance in the normal order of the society.  It is estimated that over a million acres of total agricultural land was destroyed after being hit by the flashfloods.

The Balochistan Government should understand the complexity of the troubles instead of estimating the individual capacity of the people to rehabilitate if they work on the model of self-help. Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo has recently said that it might take 25 years if individuals re-start from zero and there is more than 200 billion required for reinitiating but he also claimed that the Government will help out people within its resources. But mere tall claims are not enough to heel the wounds of affectees, the government has to come up with certain policies an concrete action plan which would be comprised of grant schemes and loans through which the farmers would be able to re-start their irrigation otherwise there is no hope but just misery for them.

Despite that, if we discuss the matters regarding the health sector, there is lack of proper concentration of the stakeholders over it. There are just a few stations where health camps are established by the Government and where they are established there is lack of proper equipment or staff. It is not false propaganda but fact that medical camps established by the government are not totally success stories but there are unprecedented challenges.  The health sector is not only ignored but also taken for granted as the water borne diseases are rising and it would add up in the death toll.

There are certain INGOs (International Non-Government Organizations) which might be of help in providing medical and other relief  to the affected ones while being a help for Government departments if space is given to them. But the INGOs are barred from that. In the words of the Home Minister Balochistan Mir Zia Langove “The International NGOs pick and choose some districts, and provide selected relief to people as per their convenience, we don’t need that selected relief” it was his statement given to newspaper while bashing the INGOs that their meetings are barely tea-parties and he himself is not satisfied with the way they pick and choose a few families to help.

There is an old saying “Something is better than Nothing”, I guess the Home Minister is not aware about that or he is ignorant about the fact that even a little help from any organization nationally or internationally might be a source of relief for the people and lessen the burden of Balochistan Government. Space should be given to International NGOs with local ones to make the process of rehabilitation more effective collectively.