Army engineers help build 1,350 shelters

With the help and assistance of Pakistan army engineers around 1,350 Shelters have been constructed in the quake-stricken parts of NWFP and AJK.
Besides opening of secondary roads after reopening of major roads, the army engineers have been assisting the local populace to construct shelters for them before the onset of sever cold in the areas.
The army engineers are assisting those people who have received financial compensation from the government for the purpose, said ISPR.
So far, around 753 shelters have been constructed in Azad Kashmir after the work commenced a week ago. In Bagh city and surrounding areas over 300 shelters could be constructed till Thursday.
In Neelabut, Pakistan army engineers assisted 108 families in construction of shelters which could protect them from sever cold which is likely in few days. In Dhir Kot, Berican, Barar, Shaheed Gula, Ali Sojal, Dothan Stai areas 149 shelters have been constructed. Around 107 shelters have been prepared for the affected people in Lumnian and Rub Hali areas of Gari Dupatta while in Jhelum Valley 38 shelters have been prepared.
In various affected areas of NWFP 458 shelters have been prepared while the pace of work is picking up especially after opening up of the road communications and it is expected that shelters could be prepared at much faster pace in coming days.
On Wednesday alone 217 shelters were prepared in Shawal Najaf, Hugrai, Sarash, Dhong, Jabri Jabbi, Sachal Kalan, Manda Guch Bali Mong, Deoli, Mehra Shamlai and Gari Habib Ullah.
All major roads like, Muzaffarbad-Neelum, Muzaffarbad-Chakoti, Balakot-Kaghan, Rawalpindi-Bagh and Rawalpindi-Rawlakot have been opened while the work is in progress on secondary roads Paddar-Mohra Sadiq-Chakoti, Bagh-Chattar-Chakoti in Azad Kashmir and road Naran-Dheri and Naran-Josucha and few others roads in NWFP.