ERRA offers construction of low cost houses in quake-hit areas
- October 3, 2013, 7:37 pm
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QUETTA Oct 3 (Online): Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik has said a parliamentary committee will be set up to monitor relief operation and rehabilitation of the people affected by the quake in Balochistan.
Speaking at a meeting in Quetta‚ the Chief Minister said rehabilitation is a big challenge after the rescue operation. He said that ERRA has offered to construct low cost houses in the affected areas.
The Chief Minister said that schools‚ roads and health centers would be constructed in the quake-affected areas of the province.
Earlier‚ Director General National Disaster Management Authority briefed the Chief Minister and members of Balochistan Assembly on relief activities in the earthquake-hit areas.
He said that more than two thousand troops and six helicopters of Pakistan Army are engaged in relief operations. He said that twenty-eight doctors and fifty-three paramedics are also providing treatment to the injured people in Awaran.
