ISLAMABAD : (Parliament Times) A high level meeting presided over by Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider Khan has decided to complete the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction work in quake hit areas of the state on fast track.
The meeting reviewed the rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the affected areas of Mirpur division here on Tuesday.
It was also decided in the meeting that Monitoring Committee constituted by the government in the quake hit areas would submit its thorough report to Prime Minister on daily basis. Twenty Two (22) Survey Teams have also been directed to complete their assigned duties in stipulated time.
During the meeting, Secretary Committee Shahid Mohy-ud-Din Qadri briefed Prime Minister on the latest situation on-ground and the state government’s relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction initiatives taken so far while dealing the natural calamity besides challenges faced by the state institutions.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan directed the concerned authorities to provide all requisite resources to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) for the smooth relief and rehabilitation operation in the affected areas.
He said all available resources would be provided for the rehabilitation and reconstruction in the quake hit areas. “We need to get prepared for the all types of natural as well as men-made calamities. We need to build the capacity of our institutions to effectively deal with such situations”, PM added.
The Prime Minister said that that ongoing relief and rehabilitation work completed be completed at the earliest.
He directed concerned departments to evolve a comprehensive strategy to provide shelters and compensation to the affectees before winter.
Meanwhile, in an interview to a private news channel, The Prime Minister said relief and rehabilitation work is in full swing and routine life was coming back with gradual improvement on daily basis.
He said best medical facilities are being provided to those injured in the deadly quake.
Raja Farooq Haider highly appreciated the world’s Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) including those from the Muslim countries and said that their role could be equally beneficial in the massive task of reconstruction and rehabilitation in the quake hit areas.
He said the basic needs of AJK people like electricity, roads and water supply are improving in the affected areas and life in Mirpur is going towards normalcy with these relief measures.