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161 billion for rehabilitation of private shelters.) Private Sector/ Public Sector
Enterprises (PSEs) were expected to invest Rs.113 billion taking into account the
losses tabulated supra.
19. In terms of affected population and severely impacted households, the
following table gives a bird’s eye view of the geographical dispersion of the
disaster in terms of loss of livelihood in the context of determination of
programmes developed or executed for ex-gratia grants in rehabilitation phase in
various federating units:
Estimated Affected Poor People/ Households (Millions)
Total Total Bal KP PB Sindh FATA GB AJK
Population 19.08 0.90 2.88 7.33 6.75 0.24 0.17 0.81
Households(HHs) 2.90 0.13 0.36 1.11 1.12 0.03 0.17 0.12
Severely Affected
HHs (%)
1.93
(67)
0.10
(77)
0.2
(79)
0.6
(55)
0.87
(78)
0.01
(47)
0.01
(41)
Source: Cabinet Division: NODMC Secretariat Report dated 18 January 2011,
0.04
(35)
The above shows the proportionate ranking of severely affected areas i.e. KP,
Sindh and Balochistan; in terms of population and housing units impacted, the
Punjab and Sindh were almost at par. However, if regard was paid to the relative
size of total population, Sindh topped the list of affectees.
20. As regards losses to irrigation infrastructures, an official report confirmed
that ‘Pakistan experienced extensive monsoon rains in July-August 2010, which
generated unprecedented flood flows in primary, secondary and other rivers
including hill torrents and local nullahs. The river Swat, Panjkora and Kabul
experienced historic flood flows, which crossed the historic flood peaks. The
floods caused huge damages to private and public infrastructure, human
settlements, cropped lands, buildings, highways, bridges, irrigation networks,
flood protection works and under construction hydropower projects. The flood
damages to the irrigation and drainage infrastructure are estimated at Rs 23,600
million:-
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