The Ministry of SAFRON has established a control room to co-ordinate with the Crisis Communication Cell for Internally Displaced People (IDP) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA). The control room is being updated from the Commissioner Bannu on daily basis about the total number of registered IDPs in different points.
In compliance with the directives of Prime Minister, disbursement of cash assistance to the IDPs of NWA has been started since 21/6/2014 evening and so far an amount of Rs 14 million has been disbursed amongst them. With support of World Food Program, family food baskets have been distributed to IDPs at sports complex Bannu.
The relaxation in curfew has been extended for another day to allow maximum people to leave the area of operation. WFP has made available 15,000 food baskets and has a further 45,000 available for distribution on demand. Pakistan Army has also set up 34 centers for collecting donations and has also donated one day salary to the IDPs of NWA.
After the announcement of Operation named Zarb-e-Azb on the night of 16th June, a meeting on IDP's of NWA was held on 17th June, 2014 under the Chairmanship of Minister for SAFRON and senior officials of ministry which was also attended by Chairman, NADRA Chairman NDMA, Director General ERA, Director NACTA, Chief Commissioner, Afghan Refugees and Director, MO Directorate, GHQ. The meeting took many decisions regarding the facilitation of IDPs. Initially the decision was made to appoint focal persons and co-ordinators among all concerned departments. Decision was made to register all IDPs through NADRA which will ensure a transparent mechanism for the payment to IDPs. NDMA was given task to ensure provision of tents and other non-food items to the IDPs. The NDMA had released two thousand family tents and have been placed at the disposal of FDMA for the shelters of the IDPs. More tents are available with NDMA and PDMA will ensure provision of 1000 tents.
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