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| November 15, 2005 | Tuesday | Shawwal 12, 1426 |
Families moving out of Hazara
ABBOTTABAD, Nov 14: Migration of people from earthquake-affected areas is on the rise and 400 to 500 families from different parts of Hazara are moving every day to other areas of the country, most of them to Karachi. Most of the survivors complain about shortage of food and relief goods. They are also not hopeful about the rehabilitation process.
The supply of relief items should be sufficient in view of the inflow from donors from the country and abroad but a large portion of those has been wasted or hoarded.
A large number of relief agencies are operating on the region with the army but there is lack of coordination in their work as the federal and provincial governments have failed to play their role in this regard.
A number of complaints have been reported about distribution of relief goods, payment of compensation to non-deserving people and use of Baitul Mal funds.
Balakot town and Battal village in Mansehra district were the worst hit places in the earthquake, followed by Battagram, particularly Alai. Kohistan, Shangla and Abbottabad districts were also affected. A large number of people in these areas are homeless.
Because of advent of winter and slow pace of rehabilitation process, most of the affected people have decided to move out of the area and try to earn livelihood in other parts of the country.
Daily 20 to 30 buses leave for Karachi from Battagram, Mansehra and Abbottabad. Those who can afford are booking trucks and pick-ups to take their families to other area. The number of people travelling on train from Havelian has also increased.
Seats on the buses due to leave for Karachi from the six stands in the region have been booked till Nov 30.
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