PM urges joint efforts for early rehabilitation of flood victims

TANK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the collective efforts by federal and provincial governments and departments were necessary to ensure the early rehabilitation of people affected by flash floods and torrential rains. The premier, during his visit to the flood-affected region of Tank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, lauded the efforts of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and provincial disaster management authorities for striving to rescue and relieve the affected population. He spoke highly of the work done by the NHA in Balochistan and in K-P for the rehabilitation of the flood-ravaged road infrastructure. “Financial compensation is nothing [compared to the loss of lives] but it will help them live through the challenges of life. This is not competition. This is complimentary. This is our responsibility,” he said. During the briefing, he was told that the floods had damaged around 11,000 households in the district and caused two deaths besides injuring seven others. PM Shehbaz said that the federal government had increased the cash assistance for injured people from Rs25,000 to Rs250,000 and had also announced a similar compensation of Rs0.5 million for both mud and concrete houses damaged completely and Rs 0.2 million for partially damaged residences. After being informed about the damage to the main roads by the flood, the prime minister instructed the NHA to rehabilitate the ones under its jurisdiction. Read Centre forms panel to assess rain damages PM Shehbaz maintained that after completing visits to flood-hit areas, he would mull over the surveys of the NDMA and provincial authorities to assess the damages and decide the possible contribution by the federal government. Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who also accompanied the prime minister, said the construction of the Tank Zam dam and other small dams would help save the area and its infrastructure from the floods. PM Shehbaz also took a round of the shelter camps housing the flood-affected people. PHOTO: APP He assured the displaced families that both the federal and provincial governments were collectively working for their early rehabilitation.  

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