The government of NWFP on Saturday decided to hold a donor conference for completion of development schemes to be initiated under rehabilitation and reconstruction campaign in the militancy-torn district Swat. The decision was taken in a meeting of the provincial cabinet. All ministers and administrative secretaries attended.
A committee, headed by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) will be constituted to collect details of losses incurred by public and private sector institutions during the period of insurgency in the area. "The report of the donor conference committee would be put before the participants of the proposed moot," Iftikhar Hussein, Minister for Information, said while briefing media persons about the decisions taken in the meeting. He said that the committee has given a period of two months for collecting details of the losses in the valley/district.
He said that public and private sectors have suffered loss of Rs 32.21 billion in district Swat. The losses of the public sector stood at Rs 2.21 billion while those of private sector had been estimated at Rs 30 billion. The militancy had claimed 856 lives and 1594 have been injured. The government has so far paid Rs 0.3 million each to heirs of 334 deceased, while 567 wounded received payment.
He said that department of agriculture had suffered a loss of Rs 13 million, education Rs 751 million, revenue Rs 10 million, health 94 million, communication and works Rs 51 million, TMA Swat Rs 18 million and district government Rs 210 million. Other losses of the district government had been estimated at Rs 1.15 billion and provincial government Rs 724.3 million.
The departments of the federal government, including Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), had suffered loss of Rs 170 million and Rs 150 million respectively while Swat Museum had suffered a loss of Rs 15.3 million.
Completely destroyed schools number 122 while 66 were partially damaged, affecting the education of more than 50,000 pupils. Collection of further data was underway. He said that initially tents schools would be established at a cost of $1 million.
The provincial cabinet also reviewed post-agreement situation in Swat and expressed satisfaction over it, the minister said. The government, he said, taken a number of steps after signing agreement inline with the accord. Similarly, he said, Fazalullah had also announced support for the agreement. He said that 500 police personnel, who quitted, had reported back.
He said that enforcement of Nizam-e-Adal Regulations was basic demand of 99 percent people and in past it was announced twice, but not implemented in letter and spirit. He said that Sufi Mohammad was carrying a peaceful struggle for it. He reiterated that it would be enforced at any cost.
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