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was caused by the breaches to the greenbelt of Jaffarabad and<br />

Jhal Magsi of Naseerabad Division, virtually destroyed without<br />

prior notice or warning. No Met radar has been installed in the<br />

Province of Balochistan, the biggest land mass of the country with<br />

over 700 km coastal belt, with a history of tsunami.’<br />

e. With respect to Relief and rehabilitation activities in various<br />

Provincial/ Territorial jurisdictions:-<br />

i) Mr. Tahir Munir Director General, <strong>PDMA</strong> Balochistan<br />

presented a written report on losses and damages as well as<br />

relief and rehabilitation being undertaken to depose that<br />

during the floods of 2010, four districts of Naseerabad<br />

Division were affected by outflows from Indus but Jaffarabad<br />

District was completely inundated. About 2,000 tons of food<br />

items were distributed among the flood affected people.<br />

Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air force and Frontier Constabulary<br />

extended assistance in the relief and evacuation process.<br />

With respect to award of compensation to the flood<br />

affectees, Committees at the Union Council level comprising<br />

representatives of the local notables, local Government<br />

Departments, school teachers and Patwaris were formed.<br />

Rs. 2 billion has been distributed among the affectees.<br />

ii) Mr. Asif Ali of <strong>PDMA</strong>, KP deposed that the <strong>PDMA</strong><br />

coordinated with Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Air<br />

Force and the District Administrations of the Province in the<br />

relief operations. The Government schools were used for<br />

evacuated flood affectees. Rs. 630 million were spent on the<br />

rehabilitation, including those in Swat, Nowshera, Charsadda<br />

and D.I. Khan Districts. About 400,000 complaints regarding<br />

the non-availability of Watan Cards and other relief<br />

measures were admitted as pending decisions. The<br />

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