KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on Friday directed for making all-out efforts to look after the people affected by the heavy rainfall and ensuing floods in interior Sindh. Presiding over a meeting at his secretariat to review the relief and rehabilitation operation in the province, the chief minister observed that many needy families, who had received Pakistan Card and an assistance of Rs 20,000, had returned to their areas to rebuild their homes. Qaim ordered that in those areas where situation was getting normal distribution of relief goods be reduced, while those affected badly be provided relief supplies as usual. He directed that coordinated efforts for prompt, proper and fair distribution of relief goods be evolved, while a detailed accountability be carried out for confirmation from the recipients. The meeting was informed that the NDMA was taking care of the relief activities in Shaheed Benazirabad, Badin, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Sanghar and Mirpurkhas districts, while the PDMA was supplying relief goods in Thatta, Tando Muhammad Khan Tando Allahyar and other districts. The NDMA chairman told the meeting that so far, two million ration bags weighing 36,000 metric tons had been distributed among the affected people. The meeting was informed that the heavy rainfall uprooted 89,43,486 people, destroyed crops over 21,66,623 acres of land. In 88 talukas, some 679 union councils and 37,810 villages were flooded and about 15,07,947 houses were damaged. Some 449 persons were killed and 756 injured in rain-related incidents. The rains swept away as may as 1,13,228 livestock head. It was informed that 1,713 relief camps set up across the province were sheltering 5,12,862 people. The PDMA distributed 1,03,785 tents, 36,535 bags of rice (50kg each), 6,27,235 family ration packs, 94 dewatering pumps, 57,415 plastic sheets, 29,800 flour sacks (10kg each), 720 bags of gram pulse, 8,300 ghee packets of 2kg each, other items including mineral water, milk, candles, blankets, and mosquito nets in flood-hit areas.