Flood-hit areas: Prime Minister urges ministers to use all resources for reconstruction

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday reiterated commitment of his government to utilise all available resources for rehabilitation and reconstruction in flood affected areas. He appreciated joint efforts of all the parliamentarians and the services of the federal ministers in the wake of the devastating floods in rescue and relief operations.
The Prime Minister was talking to Federal Ministers who called on him here at Prime Minister Secretariat. The Prime Minister urged all the Ministers to use their resources and manpower for the upcoming phase of rehabilitation and reconstruction. The Prime Minister stressed the need for early finalisation of agreements with the donors to expedite the inflow of grants and loans for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the flood affected people and regions.
He asked them to sensitise the donor agencies and the expatriates about the immediate needs; winter tents, warm clothes, medicines and water purifiers for the flood victims. The Prime Minister directed the Ministers to prioritise the development schemes in their respective ministries to spare funds for the upcoming phase of rehabilitation and reconstruction. The Ministers apprised the Prime Minister of the progress of the ongoing development schemes in their ministries.