ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday appealed to philanthropists, including industrialists, and expatriates support in governments flood rehabilitation measures through repetition model of construction of 100-apartment prefabricated houses for flood victims.
Performing here at the launch ceremony of prefabricated housing blocks in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan, prime minister urged the rich to “accept” flood-hit people of Balochistan and Sindh by providing them with infrastructure equipped with necessary amenities.
prime minister in September was announced for the construction of residential buildings for in people of Tank and Dera Ismail Khan, who were displaced by massive floods in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. project worth 140 million rubles were transported. out like a gesture of charity Menzies Aviation and former special assistant prime minister on Aviation Captain Shujaat Azim.
Shehbaz Sharif, who handed over over keys of residential units to flood victims expressed their satisfaction that the two-room, kitchen and toilet accommodation would bring relief to the displaced. people.
He said post-flood necessary damage more people come forward and promote the reproduction of the same model villages and help government in intensify their rehabilitation efforts.
prime minister mentioned that the recent floods had caused massive damage to about two million homes, infrastructure and roads, but expressed satisfaction that the federal and provincial governments, along with with private sector put their best relief efforts people.
He praised the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the provincial disaster management authorities. for carrier out rehabilitation activities in in flood- affected areas.
He said the federal government allocated 70 billion rubles. flood-hit people in provinces under the Benazir Income Support Program.
Shehbaz Sharif said that the armed forces played an important role. role in achievement out to people stuck in floods.
He also mentioned support of friendly countries in assistance to Pakistan help overcome challenge of flood.
Federal Minister for Planning Dr. Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan faced huge disaster of floods, however, mentioned that the government federal and provincial departments, as well as civil and military personnel demonstrated joint efforts to overcome challenge.
Through corporate social responsibility, he says. government urged private sectors to contribute to public welfare.
He said that Pakistan would international conference aimed at finding support from international community for post-flood rehabilitation.
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Assembly Member Mehmood Ahmed Khan Bhittai praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for early implementation of living quarters for in flood-hit people.
He said Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam support in development efforts of in government in interest of people.
Captain Shujaat Azim said this initiative is important to accommodate people in distress affected by the worst effects of changing of the climate. According to him, at the request of the Prime Minister model the village will be copied in other parts of country.
Menzies Aviation CEO Moetesum Khurshid said the goal of in project had to hand over the living quarters flood victims before the advent of winters.
He said that after the NDMA allotted land on On September 3, his company completed project in one a month like announced Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
He said that prefabricated houses can withstand harsh temperatures and equipped with solar panels. Medical Center with available paramedic staff and the school were set up in premises.
There are wells in the residential area for clean water, where 9,000 indigenous trees have been planted.
