ECC approves Rs5 bn for rescue, relief operation in flood-hit areas

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Federal Cabinet has approved the technical supplementary grant worth five billion rupees for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to carry out rescue, and relief operation for rain and flood affected people.

Its meeting was held in Islamabad on Saturday with Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail in the chair.

The amount will be allocated from contingency provision of the Finance Division as block provision to National Disaster Risk Management Fund.

Addressing the meeting, the finance minister directed the authorities concerned to transfer funds immediately for timely help of the flood affectees.

Earlier, the National Disaster Management Authority Islamabad presented the summary for allocation of funds to the NDMA for flood affectees on the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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The NDMA chairman requested that block allocation of Rs 5 billion may be made to the NDMF for relief and rescue activities in the flood affected areas, and death and disability compensation of the affectees.

Meanwhile, to aid the affectees of the recent flooding, PM Shehbaz Sharif had established a relief fund and made a heartfelt plea to the public, particularly the philanthropists, to assist the people who had been afflicted by the floods in a kind manner.

While indicating the harm caused by the unprecedented rainfall, he added that there had been an incredible amount of destruction in Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab had all suffered massive amounts of loss as a result of the flooding.

Despite the challenging state of the economy, according to the Prime Minister, the government has made an immediate donation of five billion rupees to help those who have been affected by the flood.

He stated that there is a necessity to support the brothers, sisters, and children who have been hit by the flood with the spirit of “Ansar-i-Madina.”

The Prime Minister’s Relief Fund 2022 Account No. ‘G-12164’ is where monetary help for those who have been affected by the floods can be donated.