MANSEHRA: Lower Kohistan deputy commissioner Shakeel Ahmad said on Sunday that the government would ensure provision of food and shelter to families displaced by recent flash floods in the district.
“We have established relief camps for the families displaced by the flash floods in Dubair and Pattan areas where food, medicines and other basic necessities are being supplied to them,” Mr Ahmad said while speaking to the affected people in Mazo Pattan relief camp in the district.
District police officer Zulfiqar Khan Jadoon accompanied the DC during his visit to the camp and the affected areas.
The DC said that food, blankets, tents and other necessary items had already been dropped from the army helicopters. “We will continue to provide essential food and non-food items to the flood-stricken families through the helicopter,” he said.
DC says flood-hit families being given compensation
The affected people told the visiting officials that houses, roads and bridges in their area were washed away in the floods.
“The damage survey has been completed and now compensation cheques are being delivered to the affected people,” Mr Ahmad said.
POSTING IN HOME DISTRICTS: Chief minister’s special assistant on revenue Taj Mohammad Tarand has said that patwaris (revenue officials) would be posted in districts of their domicile and all postings and transfers made contrary to this policy would be withdrawn.
“We have decided to post patwaris only in districts of their appointment as it would reduce their travel and other costs,” he said while speaking to patwaris on Sunday.
A group of patwaris led by Patwaris Association provincial chairman Khanzada Khan and including its Hazara division president Sajid Jahangiri and Battagram, Abbottabad and Haripur presidents held a meeting with Mr Tarand.
The CM’s aide said the government had also been seriously considering reviewingthe basic pay scales of patwaris.
On this occasion, Khanzada Khan demanded that rents and other allowances should be merged into their monthly salary. He said that their bag (Basta) allowance should be enhanced from Rs15 per month to Rs1,500 and station allowance from Rs500 to Rs2,000 per month.
Published in Dawn, September 5th, 2022
