CM Punjab directs CS to visit the flood affected areas forthwith and oversee the relief activities

LAHORE, August 24:Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry PervaizElahi presided over Disaster Management Ministerial Committee meeting being held at CMO today. Provision of relief activities relating to the flood affected areas in Rajanpur, Taunsa and Dera Ghazi Khan came under review. CM directed Chief Secretary Kamran Afzal to visit the flood affected areas forthwith and further directed him to oversee the relief activities for the flood affectees. CM further directed to expedite rescue and relief operation and all institutions should help the flood affectees in a unison manner. He stated that unexpected water came into the streams of Koh-e-Suleman due to torrential rains. CM vowed that the Punjab government will not leave any stone unturned to help their affected brothers and sisters in the prevailing situation. It was decided during the meeting to enhance the financial aid of the heirs of the deceased persons due to heavy flood and rains. He disclosed that we would redress the losses being occurred to the houses, fields and the livestock. CM directed to timely provide food to the people in the relief camps and directed to ensure provision of dry edibles and food hampers to the affectees present in the relief camps. PervaizElahi directed to increase the number of medical camps in order to prevent the infectious diseases in the affected areas adding that the Livestock Department should ensure provision of surplus fodder for the animals as well. CM directed to provide essential facilities to the affectees in the relief camps. Provincial Minister Raja Muhammad Basharat, Syed Abbas Ali Shah, Sardar Asif Nakai, Ali Afzal Sahi, Dr. Akhtar Malik, Brig. (R) Ejaz Shah, Chief Secretary Kamran Afzal and concerned officials attended the meeting.-PR