Devastation caused by flash floods: DC directed to declare emergency in Chitral

The Secretary Relief and Rehabilitation Authority and Director General PDMA, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, directed Deputy Commissioner Chitral to declare emergency in Chitral. DG PDMA has also directed Deputy Commissioner Chitral to on board/to call on duty all line departments including revenue, C & W, Irrigation department, PHE, Health and Education to assist District Administration in relief and restoration activities.
PDMA KP has already released the relief funds to provide support to the affected people and to provide food/non-food items on immediate basis. The District Administration is providing the medical relief/tents/food and non-food items to the flood affected population, in case, any further assistance and fund is needed so provincial government is ready to cope up with the emergency situation. Funds were provided by PDMA to restore the private channel of Shishi Drosh Chitral on emergency basis.
As per instructions by PDMA, DC Chitral is on site for canalisation and clearance of debris from Drosh Gol, Kalkatak Gol and Chukidam. Available machineries/manpower has been deployed for temporary opening of suspended traffic by the C&W Department Chitral. Army engineering Corp is requested to provide heavy machinery for the rehabilitation and restoration of the damaged roads of Bamburate and Sub-Division Mastuj, which will be provided tomorrow. PDMA provided funds to Public Health Engineering for restoration of all water supply schemes and the work has been started on 17-07-2015.
Furthermore, Secretary RRS and DG PDMA are in constant co-ordination with National High Way authority, C&W, Irrigation department for the restoration of cut-off links, and washed-away bridges. According to press release of PDMA stated that Glacial lake outburst, Cloud outburst and Flash floods hit different parts of District Chitral at midnight 16th July, 2015 causing extensive damages to houses, mosques, bridges, roads, irrigation and water channels. The communication infrastructure has also been severely affected. Fortunately, in all this devastation, human loss of life has been less with only two deaths reported so far. A sizeable portion of population has been cut off which necessitates immediate restoration of roads and bridges.