Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA
Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA
Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA
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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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