Provincial Minister for Disaster Management Mian Khalid Mahmood on Saturday called on the 8 members of families of martyred of Murree tragedy including ASI Naveed Iqbal in Dodial village of Tala Gang Tehsil in Chakwal.
After expressing condolences and prayers with the affected families, the provincial minister also presented relief cheque to them by Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.
Talking to the affected families on the occasion, the provincial minister said that Somehow the grief, pain and loss that the affected families are facing cannot be alleviated.
He said that the accident at Murree was undoubtedly a question mark on the performance of the government and its agencies but all the efforts of the government fail when the citizens commit non-cooperation with the administrative agencies.
Environmental Intensity, rain, snow, landslides are all natural factors. In order to minimize the damage during natural disasters, the public needs to cooperate with the authorities.
The provincial minister told the victims that action has been initiated against those responsible after a detailed report of the incident by the Punjab chief minister.
Comprehensive planning is being evolved to control the losses due to such natural calamities in future.
The functioning of administrative bodies is being improved through effective monitoring. Every eye is full of sorrow and heart is saddened by the loss of precious lives in the Murree tragedy.
The provincial minister appealed to the people through the affected families to keep in view the forecasts of the Meteorological Department for protection against natural disasters, orders of law enforcement agencies and precautionary measures issued by the concerned agencies.
Such unfortunate incidents could be avoided in future. Provincial Minister for Natural Disasters and Provincial Minister for Minerals Hafiz Yasir Ammar was also present on the occasion.
