HYDERABAD, Feb 28: The district government is in final stages of distributing compensation for damages caused to public and private property during violence, which broke out in the wake of assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Dec 27, says executive district officer of revenue Syed Barkat Ahmed Rizvi.

He said that a commission formed by the government had assessed losses caused to private property and the process of distribution of compensation would start within a couple of days after necessary verification.

At the initial phase, the private property, which received damages up to Rs50,000 and above would be compensated, he said, adding that deputy district officers of revenue and mukhtiarkars had been directed to assess losses to public property in Hyderabad City, Latifabad, Qasimabad and Hyderabad Rural talukas.

About 40 government departments had submitted claims about losses, he said and added that the deputy district officers of revenue would submit their reports soon after compiling details of losses.

The district coordination officer had formed subcommittees of revenue officials in a recent meeting and told the participants that the government had decided to collect details of losses caused to government and semi-government institutions after completing survey of losses caused to private property.

The subcommittees had revenue officials as heads and engineers from Building Department, mechanical engineer from Agriculture Engineering, Electronic Engineer and one focal person from concerned departments as members.

The DCO directed the heads of subcommittees to carry out survey on a war footing and submit report at the earliest so that it could be forwarded to the senior member of the Board of Revenue.

He asked the officers of affected departments and institutions to submit their claims and details of losses along with the name of focal person so that it could be verified.

He also offered administrative support to the affected departments for restoration of their service in the interest of common man.—APP