Syed Muhammad Qaseem:
Acting Governor Balochistan, Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali and Julien Harneis, Resident Coordinator of United Nations for Pakistan discussed the prevailing floods situation and damages. The meeting discussed the ongoing relief and rehabilitation activities of the flood-affected areas across the province.
Provincial Minister for Food Department Engineer Zmarak Khan Achakzai, Provincial Advisor Gohram Bugti, Member Provincial Assembly Zainab Shahwani, and Parliamentary Secretary for Minorities Khalil George were also present at the meeting.
Acting Governor Balochistan said that it is a matter of pleasure that both the incumbent government and the opposition parties are active in their respective areas regarding relief and rehabilitation activities, and making a transparent process of delivering relief goods to the flood victims at their doorsteps.
“Providing relief to the flood affectees is one of our main priorities”, Mir Jamali stated.
“Providing relief to the flood affectees is one of our main priorities”, Mir Jamali stated.
The current torrential rains followed by the flash floods caused large-scale damages and deaths across the province. The merciless flood waves damaged the electricity and gas systems in Balochistan. Quetta and other parts of the province remained deprived of electricity and gas for around 15 days, the acting Governor recalled.
A committee consisting of representatives of all parliamentary political parties will be formed and apart from this, every member of the provincial assembly can also inform the Speaker Balochistan Assembly about the losses in the area, he told the UN Coordinator.
“Government is taking concrete steps to ensure transparency in the relief and reconstruction activities”, Mr. Jamali said.
Transfer of goods was a big challenge in the beginning as most of the areas were disconnected through a road connection. This problem was overcome by the concerned institutions with their untiring efforts, he informed.
