Swat: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited flood-affected areas of Swat to get an ‘on-ground’ update regarding evacuation and relief operations focused on people stranded in Kumrat, Kalam and surrounding areas.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 82 helicopter sorties have been dispatched to flood-affected areas of country for rescue and relief operations. ISPR said that 27 helicopter sorties have evacuated 316 stranded individuals and delivered 23.753 tonnes of ration and relief items over past 24 hours. Moreover, 3,540 ration packets and 250 tents have been distributed among flood victims during last 24 hours. Military’s media wing added that 51 free medical camps have also been established, in which 33,025 patients have been treated.

Army Flood Relief Coordination Centre is functioning under Army Air Defence Command with a mandate to coordinate rescue and relief efforts in synchronisation with stakeholders at Army level. A total of 217 flood relief donation collection centres have been established all over country for collection and distribution of relief goods. So far, 122.87 tonnes of food, 5.9 tonnes of sustenance items and 0.15 tonnes of medicines have been collected, along with other sustenance items including clothes, solar lights, sleeping bags etc. According to ISPR, seven military aircraft carrying relief goods from Turkey have arrived at Karachi and three military aircraft from UAE have arrived at Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 31 2022

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