- Pakistan Army established the NFRCC on Sep 2.
- 624 helicopter flights carried out during relief operations.
- Army distributed 1,476 tons of 3-day ration to the flood victims.
RAWALPINDI: Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday issued a comprehensive report services provided by the Pakistan Army after the devastating flood in Pakistan in 2022.
According to the ISPR, Pakistan Army established the National Flood Response Coordination Center on September 2, 2022, while more than 17,000 soldiers, 452 vehicles, 222 boats, and 60 dewatering teams of the Pakistan Army participated in the rescue and relief operation.
ISPR said, 624 helicopter flights were carried out during relief operations in various areas of Balochistan and South Punjab, including Uthal, Lasbela, Awaran, Koh e Suleman, Rajanpur, and Dera Ghazi Khan. Along with the distribution ration, 4,274 people were shifted to safe places.
ISPR said that 65,299 people were evacuated from the flood-hit areas of Lasbela, Jhal Magsi, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dadu, and other areas.
According to ISPR, along with donations, Pakistan Army distributed 1,476 tons of 3-day ration to the flood-affected areas of Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, KP, and GB. Be 780 tons of ration in Sindh and 492 tons of ration in Balochistan were donated to the flood victims and along with the overall cash donations as well as especially the General Officers also donated one month’s salary for the flood victims.
ISPR said that the Pakistan Army has set up more than 300 medical camps in various flood-affected areas where 4,38,032 patients have been treated and 150 relief camps have been set up in flood-affected areas where 2,50,000 people have been provided shelter and necessities.
ISPR said that 48,571 essential items and 5,20,391 food packets were distributed by Pakistan Army in various flood-affected areas.
ISPR said that 277 flood relief collection points were established in different areas of Pakistan from where 12,458 tons of relief items were sent to the flood-affected areas while the items collected from Hyderabad and Puno Aqil were sent to various flood-affected areas of Sindh including Dadu, Sanghar, Thatta, and Badin.
According to ISPR, Pakistan Army provided full support to Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) by providing 1,65,887 tents, 33,376 tents, 1,33,655 food packets, 10,458 hygiene kits and 1, 96,312 mosquito nets distributed to flood victims.
The ISPR said that the Army also provided full support to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in the distribution and transmission of 1,400 tons of aid received from friendly countries, while the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) along with the National Highway Authority (NHA) worked to repair the Karakoram highway.
According to the ISPR, the Pakistan Army played an important role in estimating the loss of life and property in 102 flood-affected districts of the country in collaboration with the federal government and the NDMA and used its resources to provide first aid to the flood victims in Sindh and Balochistan. Army has also established three villages consisting of prefabricated houses.
ISPR said that 60 tons of warm clothes were also donated by the Pakistan Army to the flood victims of Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, and KP.
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