FLOOD REPORT

SLBAP-ABAD
DISTRICT LAYYAH

A BRIEF ABOUT DISTRICT LAYYAH

Layyah lying on the east bank of Indus River administratively declared as District
in 1982 with 03 Tehsils i.e. Layyah, Karor Lal Eison and Choubara. It consists of 44
Union Councils and declared as poorest district of the Punjab province in 1998
census report. The total population of the District is 1.7 million and majority of
population is ranked as plebeians with limited income resources. In general,
average income of the household ranges between Rs.3000 to 3500. Agriculture
and Live-stock are main sources of family income work either in the field as daily
wage labor or as tenants. Main crops of the District are Sugarcane, Rice, Cotton
and Wheat. It is important to mention that Tehsil Choubara is comprised totally of
barren and sandy land while other two Tehsils are partially rain fed but on the
target of Indus flood. Every year thousands of peoples of these Tehsils become
effectees of flood with heavy losses to their crops and live-stock. In 2005, district
Layyah have faced very terrible flood which affected thousands of families and
turned them shelter and resource less.
FLOOD SITUATION - JULY 2010
In the last week of July 2010, historically most terrible flood has been faced by the
marginalized families of the District Layyah. This washed out their all assets and
left them in a very miserable condition. Bloody flood have deadly affected every
side of their life and displaced more than three hundred thousand inhabitants.
These peoples are facing a most thorny situation as they are even everything less.
Detail of affected population is as under:
Affected Union Councils, Villages and Population

S.No UNION COUNCIL NO. OF VILLAGES POPULATION

1 Baseera 07 37,589
2 Shadu Khan 10 78,097
3 Warha Sehran 11 49,015
4 Kotla Haji Shah 12 37,995
5 Luhanch Nashaib 13 36,947
6 Jaman Shah 02 2,709
7 Jhakhar 11 43,311
8 Bakhri Ahmad Khan 16 36,633
9 Kot Sultan 02 744
10 Bait Wasawa Shumali 12 38,526
11 Sahoo wala 05 28,750
12 Samtia 09 32,730
13 Shah Pur 05 7,788
14 Serishta Thal 03 10,772
15 Pahar Pur 02 6,231
Total= 4, 47,837

ASSESMENT OF FLOOD LOSSES

o Affected Union Councils 15
o Affected Villages 120
o Affected Population 4,47,837
o Affected Crop Area 2,80,586 acres
Cultivated 2, 07,084 acres
Non-cultivated 73,502 acres
o Children Affected 1,22,400
o Causalities 20
o Houses loss (Fully Destroyed) 14,000
o Animals’ Loss (Died) 18,000

 Besides this direct loss to their resources, a number of Schools, Basic

Heath Units and Animal Dispensaries have been destroyed leaving them
far away to these basic needs of life. School going children and women
are directly suffering in the field of education and mother health
respectively. In response to prevailing situation of flood affected areas
of district Layyah, there is dire need to launch a perfect rehabilitation
program so that miserable lives could be change into normal lives early
as possible. Provision of shelters, education and health facilities are very
necessary along with restoration of their financial resources i.e.
 Agriculture and Live-stock. Moreover, social viability, skill enhancement
and visioning of natural resources are important areas to be addressed.

SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS IN BARANI AREAS PROJECT (SLBAP)

SLBAP was designed to improve the life standard of poor community of 10
Barani Districts of Punjab, Layyah being one of them. In three Tehsil of Layyah
Distt. 13 Union Councils were declared Barani and included in project area. For
each U/C, Rs: 9 million were allocated to carry out development process with
community participation. In this regard, 39 schemes were indicated and
implemented. Unfortunately, out of 13 Barani U/C, 07 are badly affected by
current flood; hence number of schemes are damaged including Roads, Water
Courses and LTST centers. Beside this, work of some ongoing schemes and
schemes to be started has been delayed. However, staff of SLBAP has taken
active and admirable part in relief process and voluntarily worked with
different organization. They got donations and delivered food, shelter and
medicine to flood affected community.

MSIs OF SLBAP-LAYYAH DAMAGED BY FLOOD