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| November 12, 2005 | Saturday | Shawwal 9, 1426 |
Work complete on all crossing points
RAWALPINDI Nov 11: Eengineers of Pakistan army have successfully completed the work on road links at five crossing points on the Line of Control (LoC), which Pakistan and India have agreed to open.
The opening of crossing points involved mine clearance, track construction and preparation of approaches, exit and launching of bridges on water obstacles, said a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations on Friday said.
The army engineers prepared a one and a half kilometre track at Titrinot-Poonch crossing, completed a bridge at Chiliana, completed a track and launched an improvised foot-bridge at Chakoti, constructed a kilometre-long track and cleared mines at Haji Pir Khoja Bandi-Uri crossing and constructed a one and a half kilometre track at Sehra-Lechial crossing. The LoC crossing at Madarpur-Titrinot-Poonch and Chakoti-Uri have already been completed while the third crossing point at Tithwal will be opened on Saturday.
Opening of the Jhelum valley road up to Chakoti was a significant achievement of the army engineers. Kaghan valley road has already been opened for light traffic and efforts were being made to establish road link in Neelum Valley. A foot suspension bridge at Chaliana has also been completed.
Presently, 14 engineers’ battalions have been employed for reopening of roads in the quake-affected areas of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir, removal of bodies and rubble from the city, and help civil administration and people in reconstruction of office buildings and houses. All roads in affected areas have been opened except some Neelum Valley road.
Meanwhile, troops continued the relief operations in quake-affected areas of the NWFP and the AJK, besides providing relief goods to quake victims and treatment to patients.
They were also providing assistance to civil administration in disbursement of compensatory amount to the next of kin of the deceased and injured people in the affected areas.
A total of Rs359 million had been disbursed in various areas of the NWFP among earthquake victims. In Mansehra district Rs235 million had been disbursed among 943 seriously injured people while in Battagram Rs1.95 million had been disbursed among 78 injured people of the Oct 8 earthquake.
In Abbottabad district 314 victims received Rs7.85 million. As many as 30 injured people in Shangla were also given compensation of Rs1 million. Every seriously injured person was being provided Rs25,000 by the government.
Reportedly, 37,011 people were injured in the NWFP and 19,778 had been verified for their serous injuries and 1,365 had been provided the compensation amount. Compensation has also been paid to those affected people whose houses had completely collapsed. Rs81 million were disbursed among 3,248 people in Mansehara. In Shangla 905 were compensated, while in Abbottabad district 413 people received Rs22 million.
In the AJK Rs633 million had been disbursed, Rs296 million had been paid to 1,898 seriously injured and 3,449 owners ofcollapsed houses in Muzaffarbad and surrounding areas.
In Bagh and Rawlakot Rs206 million had been disbursed among 799 injured people and 4,931 owners of damaged houses.
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