Govt distributing Rs 1 million to each flood affected family: Murtaza.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi on Monday informed the National Assembly that the federal government was distributing Rs 1 million to each flood affected family.

Replying to a Calling Attention Notice in the House, the minister said that around 40 percent of the total affected families have received their amount while the remaining 60 percent would get during this week.

He said that the federal government was undertaking joint efforts for the relief and rehabilitation of flood affected people.

On the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, he said a joint survey would also be conducted to assess the damages caused by the floods to crops, livestock and the infrastructure.

The minister said the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) with the help of provincial governments would also constitute survey teams with the task to make assessments to lose of crops and livestock whilst infrastructure...