Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

ags of fertilizers were handed over to 210,483 farmers, to
invigorate Rabi crops sowing over 1.1 million acres of
farmlands under favourable weather conditions and another
18,7621 bags were under distribution. Details of relief goods,
equipment and other essential supplies provided through
civil outfits and armed forces were given: 850 Boats, 892
Out-board Engines, 105 dewatering sets and 10,656 Life
Jackets, 61,321 Tents including those provided by the
NDMA (12,398), ERC (13,723), UAE and Saudi Kingdom
(6,000), in addition to 28, 800 arranged by the PDMA for 11
most directly affected districts. Other in-kind donations,
secured from private/ party sources included 143,359 dry
rations and 2,275 truck loads of essential supplies that
included 479 trucks containing winter needs: 254,206 Quilts,
136,392 Blankets, 22,584 Jackets/ Sweaters and 16,949
Bed sheets besides 60,897 miscellaneous articles collected
and distributed. Of these 350 truck-loads, mostly donated,
had been sent out to KP, Sindh, AJK and Gilgit–Baltistan, as
a good-will gesture, at times on appeals from local
authorities/people of rain affected hilly-areas. In addition to
in-kind official and non-official support mobilized by the
Provincial Government, Rs. 434 million were provided to the
DCOs concerned for disbursements to those in need of
essential items. 89 Model villages were being constructed
with the help of 30 donors, local NGOs, bilateral grants,
international organisations as provincial resources were
committed for provision of allied facilities at a cost of Rs. 242
million; PRSP was the largest NGO assigned to construct
2,191 houses in 20 villages at a cost of Rs. 1,167 million;
three Japanese NGOs undertook to build 2,110 houses and
over 212 acres of land was earmarked; additional land
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