DFID-RSPN KOMAK: Relief and Early Recovery in the Flood Affected Districts of Punjab and Sindh

The Komak Project will be managed by the Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN)

and implemented by Punjab Rural Support Programme (PRSP), Sindh Rural Support Organisation (SRSO), National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and Thardeep Rural Development Programme (TRDP). Over five months, the Komak Project will benefit over 150.000 households which translates approximately to 1,000,000 people.

The Komak Project has two objectives:

To meet the immediate water, sanitation, hygiene and shelter needs of flood-affected communities in target districts
To meet the early recovery needs (water and food security) of flood-affected communities in target districts

Komak Project will be implemented in the following flood affected districts:

Sr. No	District	Project	Area
1	Mianwali	NRSP	Punjab
2	DG Khan	NRSP	Punjab
3	Rajanpur	NRSP	Punjab
4	Bhakkar	NRSP	Punjab
5	Khushab	NRSP	Punjab
6	RY Khan	NRSP	Punjab
7	Layyah	PRSP	Punjab
8	Muzzafarghar	PRSP	Punjab
9	Shikarpur	SRSO	Sindh
10	Kashmore	SRSO	Sindh
11	Larkana	SRSO	Sindh
12	Kambar Shahdakot	SRSO	Sindh
13	Naushero Feroz	SRSO	Sindh
14	Khairpur	SRSO	Sindh
15	Sukker	SRSO	Sindh
16	Ghotki	SRSO	Sindh
17	Dadu	TRDP	Sindh
18	Jamshoro	TRDP	Sindh
19	Shaheed Benazirabad	NRSP	Sindh
20	Thatta	NRSP	Sindh

The total budget outlay for the project is Rs. 388,700,000. The project will ensure the distribution to flood affected people the following: 14,000 units each of hygiene kits, clean water kits, mosquito nets and hand pumps; 30,000 units of emergency shelter kits, 467 hygiene awareness sessions, construction of 14,000 pit latrines and distribution of 157,440 bags of animal feed.

Transparency will be provided through a rigorous programme monitoring plan with weekly and monthly reporting of achievements against targets with gender equality being given the highest priority throughout the project lifecycle.