The faculty and students of National University of Science and Technology (NUST) are working on the “Own a Village” concept for the revival of livelihood and shelter for the flood-affected people in the country. NUST’s “Own a Village” concept will cater for the revival of livelihood, shelter and community services by relying on a need-based assessment through engaging the community and local government. Some of the important features of this concept include the provision of seeds, fertilizers, insecticide sprays, agriculture tools, tractors, livestock etc, said a press release received by WealthPK.

NUST’s focus will be on the revival of community services including repair and maintenance of schools, healthcare units, mosques, water supply (wells and hand pumps), sewerage drains, and mud roads, it said. Apart from providing goods and rations, the main objective of NUST is to assist with rehabilitation and reconstruction support in flood-affected areas. The university is already carrying out its flood relief operations in all affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh, and South Punjab with full zeal.

The university has so far distributed more than 3,000 ration bags to over 2,500 calamity-stricken families in and around Quetta, Sukkur, Naushahro Feroze, Badin, Sanghar, Dadu, Thatta, Sibbi, Swat, Ghizer, Dera Ghazi Khan, Risalpur and Nowshera, the press release said. It said an alumnus of NUST and owner of Pure Foods, on realizing the need for pure water in flood-affected areas, has pledged 20,000 bottles of mineral water.

NUST has also opened a dedicated bank account to receive flood donations. Funds can be transferred to Account Title: NUST Flood Relief Fund, Account Number: 2292 7917 3412 01 IBAN: PK82 HABB 0022 9279 1734 1201 Bank: HBL, H-12 Branch. For contributions in kind, relief items such as shawls, blankets, tentage, flour, rice, ghee, pulses, sugar, tea, and milk, may be delivered at the relief camps established at gates # 1 and 2 of NUST Campus, Sector H-12, Islamabad.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk