Reconstruction, Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) Chairman Altaf Saleem has expressed the hope that international pledges worth $6.2 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation in earthquake affected areas would be materialised.
"We believe that we will face no difficulty in getting the amount", the Erra chief told a private television channel in an interview telecast on Friday.
He said the shortage of funds would not restrict the rehabilitation activities, adding that Erra has adopted a strategy under which the projects would be presented before the donors to get the required funds which will ensure efficient and effective utilisation of funds.
He said the seismic zoning report about all the affected areas would be available during the current month. About Muzaffarabad, this report has already been completed and the same has been shared with the AJK government, he said, adding it is up to them now to evolve a strategy regarding the building code.
It is pleasing that 70 percent area in Muzaffarabad has been declared clear and the areas that have been identified in danger zone have sparse population.
Under the basic principle, no construction is made within 750-meter distance of fault line and there will be marginal relocation of the residential place in Muzaffarabad.
To a question, he said the fresh survey of the earthquake damages is being conducted so that damages occurred due to after shocks could also be listed and the affected persons be compensated. Altaf Saleem said the compensation amount for house construction would be paid to all quake-survivors within two months.
He said according to fresh data, there are around 6,004,000 damaged households in quake-affected areas of AJK and NWFP. He hoped the quake survivors would have some sort of shelter other than tents before arrival of next winter.
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