the foundations have been eroded by the rain and they re currently unlivable, but they offer some shade, so during the day they will try and tuck away there for a few minutes. this is a family of about 70 people. most of them are children. they ve said that a number of them cannot swim so it is risky to try and get them into the water. they ve told me it s not ideal to be living here, but it beats being out in the street in the open. at least here, they know that everyone is accounted for, and they know that all their belongings are still intact. i ve been speaking to asif sherazi who is pakistan s country director for the aid agency islamic relief worldwide. he explained how difficult it is to reach people needing humanitarian assistance. pakistan has received unprecedented rains starting from upcountry, like swat area, and then it ends up to baluchistan, also affecting punjab, khyber pakhtunkhwa, and sindh. in baluchistan, the situation started earlier, where i was in the beginning o
i ve been speaking to asif sherazi who is pakistan s country director for the aid agency islamic relief worldwide. he explained how difficult it is to reach people needing humanitarian assistance. it is to reach people needing pakistan has received unprecedented rains starting from upcountry, like swat area, and then it ends up to baluchistan, also affecting punjab, khyber pakhtunkhwa, and sindh. in baluchistan, the situation started earlier, where i was in the beginning of august and i was also there since yesterday, and during my whole trip there was a continuous rain and the rain was continuously destroying more and more infrastructure. that included the houses of the people, livelihood assets, as well as the public infrastructure, bridges, roads, so it s a destruction everywhere, and if i compare it with 2010 floods, the situation is worse. 33 million people in total
February 26, 2021
Abhijit Roy, MD and CEO, Berger Paints×
Investing ₹120-150 crore to shore up capacities with greenfield and brownfield expansion
The country’s second largest paint-maker, Berger Paints India Ltd, is eyeing “good growth” in the January to March quarter and subsequent ones, on the back of continued demand pick-up in upcountry markets and following demand revival for non-decorative paint categories.
Contributions from “adjacencies business” an 18-month-old vertical the company started investing in following an acquisition (of STP Ltd) and by bringing in a brand ambassador (Akshay Kumar) have seen growth across key markets, adding to the top line and bottom line.