Tank: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday visited the flood-affected areas in Tank to review the efforts for relief and rehabilitation of the people affected by flash floods caused by torrential rains.
PDM Head Maulana Fazlu Rehman and Advisor to Prime Minister Engineer Amir Muqam also accompanied the prime minister during the visit.
During the visit, PM Shehbaz lauded the efforts of the National Disaster Management Authority and provincial disaster management authorities for striving to rescue and relief the affected population.
Deputy Commission Tank Hamidullah Khan briefed the prime minister about the ongoing relief and rehabilitation work in the area, including the supply of food and drinking water to the displaced people staying at temporary shelters.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the collective efforts by federal and provincial governments and departments were inevitable to ensure the early rehabilitation of the people.
He urged the KP government to enhance the compensation of the existing Rs 0.8 million for the deceased to Rs1 million to bring it at par with that of the provincial government.
He highlighted that the federal government had increased the cash assistance for injured people from Rs25,000 to 250,000 and had also announced a similar compensation of Rs0.5 million for both mud and concrete houses damaged completely and Rs 0.2 million for partially hit ones.
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