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Kamran told participants of the meeting that compensation for heirs of the deceased had been increased from Rs500,000 to Rs600,000. Compensation for those who lose limbs or become disabled would now be Rs300,000. Those who are seriously injured will get Rs100,000.
Those with minor injuries, who are hospitalised for at least five days, will get Rs50,000. Rs25,000 would be given to people who have minor injuries and are discharged from the hospital after receiving first aid. Kamran said the compensation paid to people whose houses had been destroyed beyond repair had been raised from Rs80,000 to Rs100,000.
The participants approved financial assistance of Rs500,000 for the heirs of Rescue-1122 personnel who had died on duty after live electric wires fell on the Rescue-1122 vehicles. The Cabinet Committee on Floods approved the new compensation and sent a summary to the chief minister for approval.
Participants of the meeting were told that a satellite tracker system was being installed in Provincial Disaster Management Authority’s boats. Rescue-1122 staff would be trained to operate the boats efficiently. Kamran said the tracker devices would help the authority gather accurate data on flood relief operations and the number of people rescued by boat. As many as 20 control rooms have been set up in the province to track the boats.
The participants of the meeting were told that 12 dewatering sets had been handed over to the Multan district administration. Kamran said DCOs must submit reports by September 20, regarding projects to prevent floods in their districts. He said the chief minister would be briefed about these projects.
The chief meteorologist told the participants that there would be heavy rainfall in the Suleman Range between August 27 and August 28. This could create a flood situation in the hill torrents of Chachar and Kaha in Rajanpur district.
Irrigation Chief Engineer Ameer Muhammad Awan said there was no threat of flood in River Chenab. He said the level of water in the river was normal.
He said there was a chance that the water level could rise because of heavy rains by September 15. He said in the coming days, there was a possibility of floods in areas on both sides of River Ravi and River Sutlej as some water reservoirs in India had filled past capacity and they might release the water in the rivers.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2016.
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