A report by an inspection team formed by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has revealed that Rs 3.22 billion worth of wheat ‘disappeared’ after floods in 2022. A 205-page report has been leaked which revealed that following the terrible floods of 2022, the officials of the Sindh Food Department mixed 379,000 sacks of substandard wheat with dirt. This resulted in an astounding loss of almost Rs3. 22 billion to the public treasury. The report held concerned officials responsible for the negligence that led to Rs 3.22 billion worth of wheat damage. The inquiry committee examined wheat storage facilities in 14 districts across Sindh province. As per the report, a total of Rs93 million was lost in Jamshoro, Rs569.3 million in Dadu, Rs48.1 million in Ghotki, Rs16.2 million in Sukkur, Rs16.44 million in KhairpurMirs, Rs131.4 million in Jacobabad, Rs15 million in Larkana, Rs386.3 million in QamberShahdadkot, Rs19.8 million in Nausharo Feroze, Rs9.1 million in Sanghar, Rs9.8 million in Benazirabad, and an astounding Rs1,075.4 million was lost in Malir. The report also highlighted the terrible state of wheat storage facilities, which were being covered with insufficient tarpaulins and filled with filth and inferior wheat.
Rs3.22b wheat scandal revealed in Sindh
