Response to Natural Calamities

PARCO has always responded passionately to the nation’s distress calls during natural calamities, such as the earthquake or floods, as part of our comprehensive disaster management strategy.

The 2010 floods, one of the causes of natural disasters, caused catastrophic damage to infrastructure across large areas of Pakistan. PARCO made a contribution of Rs 40 million to Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund which included employees’ one day salary. The Company also opened a PARCONIANS FLOOD RELIEF account in which the Company contributed Rs 10 million. Besides this, the employees and their relatives also generously contributed more than Rs 3 million. In a major relief program, approximately 35,000 flood affectees were provided cooked food, more than 2,600 dry food packets were distributed, 9,300 flood affectees were treated at Medical Camps and 400 families were provided tented accommodation. During winter, the Company distributed 950 quilts at Bubak, Shikarpur and Fazilpur. Approximately 15 flood affected Schools & Clinics were rehabilitated. PARCO launched an expanded Rs 60 million rehabilitation program to rebuild homes destroyed by floods near its Stations, Terminals and Mid-Country Refinery (MCR), where 97 homes were completed and handed over to the respective owners.

During 2011, Pakistan was again faced with yet another natural disaster. The torrential rains hit the interior Sindh very badly, and devastated crops, livestock, peoples’ and Government property, displacing people off their houses etc. The Company once again extended its helping hand and provided relief to the flood victims at Badin, Nawabshah and Bubak. Altogether, during the 2010 and 2011 floods, PARCO has spent more than Rs 31 million in terms of medical camps, distribution of dry ration, cooked food, quilts and tented accommodation, reconstruction of houses, schools and clinics in the flood affected areas of Punjab and Sindh.

During 2012 monsoon rains, the Country again faced massive floods at Shikarpur, Rajanpur and Kandhkot. PARCO again stood by the nation and provided dry food ration packets to 800 families. PARCO has spent approximately Rs 4.8 million in various flood relief and rehabilitation work, indicating our commitment towards natural disaster activities.

During the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 floods, PARCO has spent more than Rs 36 million for medical camps, distribution of dry ration, cooked food, quilts and tented accommodation and reconstruction of houses, schools and clinics in the flood affected areas of Punjab and Sindh. PARCO has made a contribution of Rs 50 million to Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund in 2014.