CM announces financial assistance to overcome flood damages to people's properties.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Monday announced financial assistance to help overcome the damages caused by flood to people's properties and other belongings in south Punjab.

Chairing a meeting to review flood situation and relief activities in Rajanpur, DG Khan especially Taunsa and Muzaffargarh, here at his office, he added that owners of completely destroyed houses would be given Rs 600,000 each while the owners of partially destroyed houses would be provided Rs 400,000 each. Similarly, the damage caused to the livestock would also be compensated, he maintained.

The chief minister directed respective deputy commissioners to complete the surveys and this survey process should not only be kept simple but also local representatives be taken on board. The flood affected people should not suffer any kind of inconvenience during the survey process and financial assistance should reach the affected people without delay, he added.

The chief minister also directed the authorities concerned that relief activities should be intensified and dry food should continuously be delivered to the affected population.

The water flow in rivers must be monitored properly and steps should be taken accordingly to fortify the rivers' embankments, he said and asserted that necessary resources and machinery...