ISLAMABAD: To ensure transparency, the federal government’s flood relief assistance will be operated digitally with the Digital Flood Dashboard.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the digilitalization of the flood relief operations in a meeting on Saturday with the aim to ensure the relief measures are transparent.
The digital dashboard will provide information to the people about financial support and relief goods being received and distributed among the flood victims.
During the meeting, the PM was informed that the dashboard had been made with latest technology and it will give all details about relief activities, receipt and distribution of goods.
PM Shehbaz said that Accountant General of Pakistan will conduct the audit of financial aid received for flood victims and the world’s reputable audit firms to ensure transparency. The Premier also reviewed the restoration of services in affected areas and directed the concerned officials to expedite the rehabilitation of roads, bridges and power supply.
Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail told media that the government had provided Rs70 billion for the relief and rehabilitation of flood-affected people.
Talking to the media after a meeting with office-bearers of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, Miftah Ismail said that another Rs50 billion would be provided to the affected people.
He mentioned that 33 million people were currently living under the open sky and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was working for their early rehabilitation.
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said APTMA had deposited Rs400m into the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund and it would donate another Rs1 billion soon.
APTMA leader Gohar Ejaz said that the association would also donate 150,000 ration bags to flood victims.
