First and foremost - I applaud you all!
The Pakistani business community has been making tremendous efforts and thankfully everyone is donating to NGOs and responsible authorities, even setting up camp themselves and not relying on the government. Smart move people!
What I believe is important at this moment in time is the complete understanding of the picture before us, the casualties have taken place but there will be a lot more if a proper procedure is not followed. The affected areas are not only in monetary distress but in actual mortal peril. The disaster is massive and the repercussions are yet to be seen.
From my observation through various mediums, there are thousands of people camped in one area with unthinkable sanitary conditions. This is just going to increase the intensity of diseases to come. *Safai Nisf Eman Hai* one of the basics of our religion, Lets concentrate on cleaning up the mess and cleaning after ourselves. The displaced may be in a state most of us can not understand but educating them about hygiene is important. I do believe the media has the power to impose the severity of this and corporations must speak out about it at various forums as well, as they are currently being approached by the media to speak about their relief efforts.
Just as water, food, medicines, clothes, tents and other daily use items are necessary for the affectees, proper sanitary equipment is also just as important to decrease the risk factor. It is important to have adequate cleaning facilities like washrooms and toilets, antibacterial soaps, toilet cleaners and a proper monitoring of these aids.
Preventive measures are always the way to go about things. Due to climate change and global warming we can expect many a floods in the coming years, lets stop procrastinating and work towards building smaller dams and reservoirs. The government has proven time and again that they will be useless throughout their tenures - lets work on it privately. I have seen various professionals talking about this very same thing on television and corporate social responsibility is a major part of any organization. This is a CSR project just waiting to be taken up. The people are willing to invest for the betterment of the country as is obvious, with complete transparency there is no reason why anyone will hesitate to fund these projects. It would be a very wise move on the part of the government to work clean and clear through this crisis and rebuild the faith but lets face it - that is just wishful thinking.
I know that as an average patriotic citizen, I myself will be honoured to help Pakistan in any way I can. I believe this catastrophe can be the right time to focus on being a Pakistani and making a better Pakistan. Each individual effort towards one goal is what makes unity - I urge us forward through this difficult time to come out in a better Pakistan tomorrow. Ameen.
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