ISLAMABAD: Survey teams are busy at union council level for gathering data of damages in the quake affected areas, Minister for Information Pervaiz Rashid and Chairman National Disaster Management Authority Major General Asghar Nawaz told in a joint statement on Friday.
‘Five teams have been deputed in each union council to expedite the work,’ they said while talking to media persons in Islamabad.
They said the teams consist of representatives of Pakistan Army, Local Government and the District Administration.
They said the KPK government has released over 2.8 billion rupees which have reached to DCOs concerned for distribution among affected people.
Chairman NDMA said 11000 tents have been provided in Malakand and 3000 in FATA. Ten generators have also provided in Chitral.
He said eight helicopters, three C-130s and two Fokker aircraft are engaged in relief activities.
Three relief camps and 27 distribution points have jointly been established by Pakistan Army and the District Administration in the affected areas.
He said 2120 injured were treated in Government hospitals and discharged while 276 are still admitted in different health facilities.
