Staff Report
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to review relief and rehabilitation efforts in flood-hit districts. The meeting was attended by the Finance Adviser, Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), administrative secretaries, and PDMA officials.
Officials briefed the Chief Minister on the scale of damages, rescue operations, immediate relief measures, and medium-term response in the effected areas. It was reported that flood emergencies have been declared in nine districts, with the Chief Secretary personally overseeing relief and recovery efforts. District administrations, Rescue 1122, police, communication and works, local government, and other agencies are actively engaged on the ground.
The provincial government has released Rs. 1.5 billion for relief activities and another Rs. 1.5 billion for restoring damaged infrastructure. Additional staff and medical teams have been deployed in affected districts. It was informed that so far, 100 damaged roads have been cleared with heavy machinery, over 23,000 ready-to-eat food packs have been distributed, and essential items including 2,860 tents, 6,100 mattresses, 2,700 hygiene kits, 4,300 kitchen sets, 3,100 tarpaulins, 7,400 mosquito nets, 6,800 blankets, and 500 gas cylinders have been delivered. Mobile medical units are operational, with two mobile hospitals dispatched to Buner. Emergency control rooms have been set up, while dewatering pumps are being used to clear waterlogged areas. Rescue 1122 has successfully evacuated more than 5,000 people, and emergency relief camps have been established in severely affected districts.
The meeting was apprised that compensation for fatalities and injuries is being disbursed in the first phase, while surveys are underway to assess property, livestock, and business losses. The Chief Minister directed that all compensation payments be completed swiftly and that surveys be finalized with accurate data collection. He emphasized replacing food handouts with cash support so victims can meet their own urgent needs, stressing that payments will be made through a transparent, NADRA-verified mechanism.
Gandapur also ordered that district administrations face no shortage of funds and that resources be made available immediately when required. Praising officials for their efforts, he urged them to further accelerate relief work. “Timely relief and early rehabilitation of affected people are our top priorities, and the provincial government will mobilize all available resources for this purpose,” he said.
