Education Department hosts conference on flood-hit schools
KARACHI:
The education department launched a monitoring dashboard, which will enable real-time tracking of school rehabilitation efforts across Sindh.
A development conference on the rehabilitation of flood-affected schools in Sindh, organised by the Sindh Education Department, emphasised the need to make school infrastructure resilient to environmental impacts and to train students in risk management related to floods. The conference, titled Development Conference on Flood Affected Schools, was heldi in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank.
During the conference, it was revealed that 19,808 schools in Sindh were affected by the floods, of which 7,503 were completely destroyed and 12,305 suffered partial damage-some of them deemed structurally unsafe. The damage to school buildings has disrupted the education of 2,381,275 students.
Further insights from the conference highlighted that Sindh’s government, in collaboration with various donors and stakeholders, has initiated rehabilitation projects for 5,284 schools. The initial phase of restoration will cover 26% of the affected schools, while 74% still require additional funding for reconstruction.
News published in the Express Tribune on 21st March 2025
