ISLAMABAD: 18 more people were reported dead in floods in Pakistan on Wednesday as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed the need for a ‘sustainable system’ to deal with the challenges of climate change, the absence of which Due to unusually bad rains and floods in Pakistan during the recent monsoon season.
In view of the extreme intensity of the devastating floods, the authorities are facing difficulties in the relief operations, while the government says that 30 million people have been affected by the natural disaster, which is 15 percent of its population.
According to the data released by the National Disaster Management Authority, 18 more people lost their lives during the deadly floods in the last 24 hours, while the number of people who have died since June 14 has reached 1,343. .
The National Flood Response Coordination Center (NFRCC) in its statement confirmed these figures and said that 17 people have been injured due to floods in the last 24 hours while the total number of injured reported so far. The number has become 12 thousand 720.
The statement further said that rain with thundershowers is likely over the adjacent mountains along with parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan today, while the weather is expected to remain hot and humid in other parts of the country.
This morning, NFRCC Deputy Chairperson Ahsan Iqbal and Forum Coordinator Major General Zafar Iqbal presided over a forum meeting to review the flood situation.
Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Measures Prof. Ahsan Iqbal said that the first priority of the government is to help the flood victims, which has been ongoing since the first day and the entire nation stands with the affected people to deal with this challenge.
He said that several diseases have emerged from the flood-affected areas, especially water-borne diseases, which will further increase the difficulties of the affected people.
He expressed these views in the meeting of the National Flood Response Coordination Center under his chairmanship, the progress in flood relief activities was reviewed in the meeting.
The Federal Minister directed the National Disaster Management Authority NDMA and the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities to speed up the survey for the rehabilitation of the flood affected areas. Other relevant stakeholders participated.
The federal minister said that the first priority of the government is to help the flood victims, which has been ongoing since the first day and the entire nation stands with the affected people to deal with this challenge.
The federal minister has directed the relevant authorities to speed up the relief activities and said that a survey should be completed soon to assess the damages. Diseases which will further increase the suffering of the affected people.
The Federal Minister urged the officials of the Ministry of Health and Provincial Governments to speed up medical assistance in the flood affected areas and involve INGOs and NGOs in the flood relief activities so that maximum number of people can benefit. can be delivered
He also directed the authorities to inform the people about the relief camps and regularly monitor the water level in the dams.
On the other hand, the Prime Minister reached Dera Ismail Khan to review the ongoing rehabilitation and relief work in the flood affected areas, Shahbaz Sharif visited the flood affected Sago Bridge of Dera Ismail Khan.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister emphasized the need for a ‘sustainable system’ to tackle the challenges of climate change.
He said that “trillions” are needed for relief and rehabilitation activities after the floods.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said that large-scale resources will be required for rehabilitation and reconstruction in the flood-affected areas, but he will provide all possible resources to the victims. Considering giving cash for the construction of the house or giving it by building a house.
He said that small dams will have to be constructed to prevent flood damage due to rains, long-term projects will have to be made, aid will be provided to the victims in a transparent manner and there will be no compromise on this.
On this occasion, Prozeeratam was briefed on traffic restoration and other relief activities.
The Prime Minister was told that NHA worked day and night to restore roads and bridges.
All organizations are working together to help flood victims. Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Minister of Communications Maulana Asad Hammood, Engineer Amir Makam were also present on this occasion.
Speaking on the occasion of the visit to Sago Bridge, the Prime Minister said that I have once again come to you to assess the situation in this hour of trouble. I was getting out of trouble.
He said that he went with his comrades and consoled the victims that there are difficult times and natural calamities at this time, but with the help of Allah, the federal and provincial governments, institutions and forces of Pakistan will work together to serve the region beyond likes and dislikes and politics. Will work for.
He said that including Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Asad Mahmood and Amir Maqam
Paying tributes to the leadership who have worked to the best of their ability, the Pakistan Army is grateful for helping the victims everywhere and serving humanity beyond their capacity.
He said that in Qamber Shahdadkot and other affected areas of Sindh, water is standing up to the brim, there has been destruction in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The flood caused havoc.
He said that 5 people in Lower Kohistan stood in the waves for 5 hours and became dear to Allah. He said that the village was wiped out in Ghazar. 8 members of a family lost their lives.
The Prime Minister said that a girl and her family are the only surviving children, and assured them that they will help her in every possible way. The local people are also expected to take care of her.
He said that Pakistan had never seen such destruction before. The previous government wasted resources. We have to keep politics aside and serve, the federal government is mixed. This government first allocated 28 billion rupees for the affected families. 25 thousand rupees are being given per family.
He said that 20 billion rupees have been distributed among them through BISP in a transparent manner. With the increase in flood damage, the factual estimate has now reached 70 billion rupees.
The Prime Minister said that this financial burden is being borne by the federal government, the rest of the expenses are in addition to this, apart from this, they are giving 10,100,000 per person for those who died, crops standing on millions of acres in Sindh and other affected areas were destroyed. However, the federal government is providing these resources for the victims in all four provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, the provinces are also providing from their own resources.
Shahbaz Sharif said that they also need to provide more resources, the Prime Minister said that through NDM, 2 lakh tents will be provided to the four provinces according to the size of the losses. He said that NHA, Minister and Secretary Communications are working day and night to restore the affected highways.
He said that the areas where the water is standing are facing the challenge of epidemics, providing health facilities and rebuilding the affected areas will require trillions of rupees.
