Deputy Speaker KP Assembly visits flood affected areas in Upper Chitral

CHITRAL, Aug 01 (APP):: Deputy Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Suraya Bibi Thursday made an emergency visit to the flood-affected area of Upper Chitral district, where the flood has wiped out houses, crops, gardens and roads.
Before the visit, the Deputy Speaker met with the officials of the district administration, rescue and security agencies and issued instructions to take concrete steps to deal with the current situation and provide immediate relief to the people.
She personally supervised the departure of machinery and medical teams towards the flood-affected areas. She was told that the roads have been restored up to Breep, while work is going on to restore Yarkhun Road, which will be opened by Friday.
She issued instructions to the administration to ensure water supply in the affected areas and speed up the power restoration work. Deputy Speaker Surya Bibi visited Bonni Medical Center on this occasion and visited a citizen belonging to different areas who was swept away in the flood yesterday. She issued instructions to the hospital administration to stay alert and provide the best medical facilities to the patients in view of the current situation.