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The provincial government of Punjab fraudulently wants to grab larger portion flood relief funds. This is another example where aid is not reaching to to most effected is being diverted by vested interests.
DAWN.COM | Front Page | Punjab?s losses increased 331pc in new FFC report
Punjabs losses increased 331pc in new FFC report
By Kalbe Ali
Monday, 06 Sep, 2010
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: A report of the Federal Flood Commission released on Sept 1 shows a surprising increase of 331 per cent in the number of flood-affected people in Punjab rising to 8.20 million from 1.90 million mentioned in a report released in August.
Despite the big increase in the number of affected people, the number of affected villages and the acreage of affected area remain the same, 3,132 villages and 2.63 million acres.
The number of damaged houses is also the same in the August and September reports. Even the number of the injured and the dead is the same 350 injured and 103 dead.
An official of the Ministry of Water and Power said the figures were compiled by the FFC after they had been released by the provinces.
A secondary survey undertaken in Punjab by the Board of Revenue is being directly monitored by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
According to sources in the BOR, reports suggest that the number of villages hit by the flood in Punjab is 2,100 compared to the initial estimate of 3,132.
The FFCs estimates have been rejected by Sindh Minister for Culture Sassui Palejo, who is a member of flood monitoring committee formed by the Sindh chief minister.
She said concerns over FFCs figures relating to Punjab had been highlighted at a meeting with Prime Minister Gilani and President Zaradari in Karachi on Sunday.
We have rejected these estimates, she said while talking to Dawn. The situation is still very serious in Sindh as the receding water is posing threat to a number of areas.
She said the number of displaced people in Thatta was increasing with each passing hour.
A Sindh government official alleged that the number of flood-affected people in Punjab had been increased in view of the compensation amount announced by the federal government.
They must have presented the entire population of Muzaffarghar, Rajanpur, Mianwali, Layyah and Bakhar as flood victims apart from clusters in Rahim Yar Khan, Khushab and Jhang, he said.
Another change made in the latest FFC report is that the number of cattle head killed in Sindh has declined by about 100,000 from 129,416 mentioned in the earlier report to 24,788. The figures about other provinces and federal areas remain unchanged.
DAWN.COM | Front Page | Punjab?s losses increased 331pc in new FFC report
Punjabs losses increased 331pc in new FFC report
By Kalbe Ali
Monday, 06 Sep, 2010
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: A report of the Federal Flood Commission released on Sept 1 shows a surprising increase of 331 per cent in the number of flood-affected people in Punjab rising to 8.20 million from 1.90 million mentioned in a report released in August.
Despite the big increase in the number of affected people, the number of affected villages and the acreage of affected area remain the same, 3,132 villages and 2.63 million acres.
The number of damaged houses is also the same in the August and September reports. Even the number of the injured and the dead is the same 350 injured and 103 dead.
An official of the Ministry of Water and Power said the figures were compiled by the FFC after they had been released by the provinces.
A secondary survey undertaken in Punjab by the Board of Revenue is being directly monitored by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
According to sources in the BOR, reports suggest that the number of villages hit by the flood in Punjab is 2,100 compared to the initial estimate of 3,132.
The FFCs estimates have been rejected by Sindh Minister for Culture Sassui Palejo, who is a member of flood monitoring committee formed by the Sindh chief minister.
She said concerns over FFCs figures relating to Punjab had been highlighted at a meeting with Prime Minister Gilani and President Zaradari in Karachi on Sunday.
We have rejected these estimates, she said while talking to Dawn. The situation is still very serious in Sindh as the receding water is posing threat to a number of areas.
She said the number of displaced people in Thatta was increasing with each passing hour.
A Sindh government official alleged that the number of flood-affected people in Punjab had been increased in view of the compensation amount announced by the federal government.
They must have presented the entire population of Muzaffarghar, Rajanpur, Mianwali, Layyah and Bakhar as flood victims apart from clusters in Rahim Yar Khan, Khushab and Jhang, he said.
Another change made in the latest FFC report is that the number of cattle head killed in Sindh has declined by about 100,000 from 129,416 mentioned in the earlier report to 24,788. The figures about other provinces and federal areas remain unchanged.
