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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said Pakistan Peoples Party led coalition government is firmly committed to early restoration and rehabilitation of all the victims of October 2005 earthquake.
This, he said, during a briefing by the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Regulatory Authority (ERRA) at the Prime Minister House here on Monday.
The Prime Minister said when the present government took over, ERRA had completed barely 1627 projects against its total portfolio of 14000 projects.
Under the present government, it has completed over 8600 projects, six times more compared to 2008 due to allocation of Rs. 83 billion in four years.
The Prime Minister said this speaks volumes of the commitment and priority placed by this government for the early rehabilitation of October 2005 earthquake victims.
He recalled that the devastating earthquake of October 2005, rejuvenated the nation and created a new fervor which mobilized the entire nation to come to the help and rescue of their fellow citizens.
He said the most significant challenge today is to strategize sustainable development through reconstruction and rehabilitation work in the affected areas to convert the adversity into an opportunity by adopting humanitarian approach in line with the manifesto of the government.
The Prime Minister said it was necessary for ERRA to come up to the expectations of the calamity hit people as they envisage ERRA's performance not as mere obligation but as a spirit of serving the humanity.
He maintained that he expected completion of all the projects at various stages of completion on fast track basis.
The Prime Minister expressed concern over the delay in the construction of new Balakot City Development project and directed ERRA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to resolve the issues relating to the project within ten days and come up with concrete suggestion to move ahead with the project.
The meeting was attended by Secretary of Finance Abdul Wajid Rana, Secretary EAD Javed Iqbal, Secretary Planning & Development Javed Malik, Additional Secretary Planning & Development Haseeb Akhtar, Chief Secretary KPK Ghulam Dastagir, Chief Secretary AJ&K M Shahzad Arbab, Chairman ERRA Hamid Yar Hiraj, Deputy Chairman ERRA Maj. Gen M Azeem Asif, COS ERRA Brig Syed Wajid Raza, DG Finance ERRA, M. Anwar Khan Rana, and other senior officers.
Govt firmly committed to early rehabilitation of 2005 earthquake victims: PM
All talk, i am looking forward to some action.
This, he said, during a briefing by the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Regulatory Authority (ERRA) at the Prime Minister House here on Monday.
The Prime Minister said when the present government took over, ERRA had completed barely 1627 projects against its total portfolio of 14000 projects.
Under the present government, it has completed over 8600 projects, six times more compared to 2008 due to allocation of Rs. 83 billion in four years.
The Prime Minister said this speaks volumes of the commitment and priority placed by this government for the early rehabilitation of October 2005 earthquake victims.
He recalled that the devastating earthquake of October 2005, rejuvenated the nation and created a new fervor which mobilized the entire nation to come to the help and rescue of their fellow citizens.
He said the most significant challenge today is to strategize sustainable development through reconstruction and rehabilitation work in the affected areas to convert the adversity into an opportunity by adopting humanitarian approach in line with the manifesto of the government.
The Prime Minister said it was necessary for ERRA to come up to the expectations of the calamity hit people as they envisage ERRA's performance not as mere obligation but as a spirit of serving the humanity.
He maintained that he expected completion of all the projects at various stages of completion on fast track basis.
The Prime Minister expressed concern over the delay in the construction of new Balakot City Development project and directed ERRA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to resolve the issues relating to the project within ten days and come up with concrete suggestion to move ahead with the project.
The meeting was attended by Secretary of Finance Abdul Wajid Rana, Secretary EAD Javed Iqbal, Secretary Planning & Development Javed Malik, Additional Secretary Planning & Development Haseeb Akhtar, Chief Secretary KPK Ghulam Dastagir, Chief Secretary AJ&K M Shahzad Arbab, Chairman ERRA Hamid Yar Hiraj, Deputy Chairman ERRA Maj. Gen M Azeem Asif, COS ERRA Brig Syed Wajid Raza, DG Finance ERRA, M. Anwar Khan Rana, and other senior officers.
Govt firmly committed to early rehabilitation of 2005 earthquake victims: PM
All talk, i am looking forward to some action.
