Chief Relief Commissioner Punjab Nadeem Ashraf presided over a meeting regarding relief activities for flood affectees. He said that flow of water in rivers of the province was decreasing gradually. He said due to best strategy of PDMA, immediate evacuation process was carried out to save precious lives in flood-hit areas and three time cooked meal and other necessary items were being provided to affectees in relief camps.
He said cooked meal and other essential items were also being provided by the administration to the people residing in the houses in flood-affected areas. He said all arrangements had been completed to observe celebrations of August 14 in a befitting manner in all relief camps.
He said those celebrations would be started from August 11 in the relief camps, adding that 37,600 tents, 147,750 food hampers, 82,000 mineral water bottles, 25,050 mosquito nets and 17,550 plastic mats had been distributed among flood affectees. He said 159,940 persons had been rescued through 279 boats so far, adding 19,282 persons were residing in 250 camps. He said that a detailed survey of the losses caused to crops and houses in flood-affected areas would be started immediately after receding of water.