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PM Shehbaz emphasizes the need to utilize all available resources for early dewatering of flood stricken areas of Balochistan

SOHBATPUR, Oct 17 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized the need to utilize all available resources for early dewatering of flood stricken areas of Balochistan.

PM Shehbaz Sharif said this while talking to the media on the occasion of a briefing given to him regarding progress on relief and rehabilitation activities in District Sohbatpur on Monday. The Prime Minister added that 25 thousand rupees are being distributed among flood affected families. He said that the government will provide seeds to farmers for the next cultivation season.

The Prime Minister said that the affected people have not been charged electricity bills for the last two month. The Prime Minister directed the concerned authorities to take further measures to control spread of waterborne diseases in flood affected areas.

PM Shehbaz Sharif appreciated the efforts of the provincial government in providing clean drinking water and distributing mosquito nets among affected people.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also visited Jacobabad and reviewed relief and rehabilitation efforts in the flood-affected areas. 

Later, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Flood Relief Camp established in Sohbatpur to review available facilities for flood stricken families on Monday.

On this occasion, PM Shehbaz Sharif also met flood affected families and school children and asked questions about problems being faced by them.

The Chief Secretary Balochistan Abdul Aziz Uqaili briefed him about measures taken for assistance and rehabilitation of flood and rain affectees.

He said that 359 medical camps are working in Sohbatpur and twelve thousands tents have also been distributed in flood affectees of Sohbatpur.

Meanwhile Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Chief of Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Sardar Muhammad Akhtar Jan Mengal in Wadh, Khuzdar on Monday and condoled with him the death of his uncle. They offered Fateha for the departed soul.

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hasan Baloch, MNA Syed Mahmodo Shah and high ranking government officials and notables were also present on the occasion.