On Sunday, Punjab’s chief minister Pervez Elahi said that the families of flood victims will get Rs 800,000 in financial aid, as severe rains battered the country’s most populous state.
A meeting in Lahore to examine relief efforts in regions devastated by flash floods, he said: “Compensation money would be handed to the victims after obtaining assessment.”
As torrential rains continue to deluge Punjab’s city of Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, and Mianwali, the Pakistan Meteorological Department predicts that additional rain will fall in the province. For August, the Pakistan Meteorological Department predicts “a trend for above average precipitation across most sections of the nation.”
The newly sworn-in chief minister has instructed authorities to expedite road building and the establishment of hospital campuses in flood-affected regions as soon as they are feasible. In addition, he gave orders for mass immunization campaigns against emerging illnesses.
Flash flood victims will not be left to fend for themselves. He promised to visit the flood-affected districts shortly and emphasized the need of moving quickly with relief efforts.
Officials were told to operate on a war footing to repair and build roadways.
According to official statistics, over 60 people have died as a result of rain-related events in Punjab. There are strong rains during the monsoon season, which lasts from July through September across the nation.
