LAHORE: A meeting of representatives of United Na­­­tions organisations rela­ted to relief activities and officials of the Punjab Dis­a­ster Management Authority working in flood-affected areas was held here on Monday, presided over by Punjab relief commissioner Zahid Akhtar Zaman.

The participants of the meeting were briefed about the relief activities undertaken by PDMA in Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi Khan districts, the most-affected region by floods in Punjab.

The meeting was informed that the urban unit and the district administration were conducting a survey of the affected areas with the help of satellite imagery to ascertain the losses there and carry out relief activities accordingly.

Published in Dawn, September 13th, 2022

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