LAHORE
\nCM Maryam Nawaz has announced Rs1 million for those whose houses were destroyed in the floods in Wazirabad. Addressing an event in Wazirabad, she said that those whose houses got partially damaged will get Rs500,000.
\nAccording to her, those who lost their cattle in the disaster will get Rs500,000, while Rs50,000 will be given to those who lost their \u201ccow, sheep or goat\u201d will get Rs50,000. Farmers whose fields were damaged in the floods will get Rs20,000 per acre, the chief minister added. Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz has hailed her government\u2019s rescue efforts, saying timely preparation saved the province from a \u201cmajor\u201d disaster.
\nRecalling her visit to the relief camps in Bahawalpur\u2019s Uch Sharif earlier today, she said: \u201cPunjab is fighting the worst and biggest floods of history right now.\u201d Noting receding water levels, she assured the public that the government was working day and night in rescue and relief operations.
\n\u201cIf the Punjab government had not evacuated people from their houses on time [\u2026] then God forbid, it would have been a major disaster. \u201cA lot of rains occurred for three months. After that, waters came from India. Despite that, there have been around 100 deaths, which is highly unfortunate. But Wazirabad walon (residents), if we had not been prepared, then you cannot imagine how big and dangerous a loss could have been.\u201d
\nAt least 118 people have now lost their lives due to floods in Punjab, says the relief commissioner Punjab, Nabeel Javed.
\nIn a statement issued today, the commissioner said, \u201c118 citizens have died in various accidents due to recent floods,\u201d adding that people will soon be compensated for the losses incurred during floods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE CM Maryam Nawaz has announced Rs1 million for those whose houses were destroyed in the floods in Wazirabad. Addressing an event in Wazirabad, she said that those whose houses got partially damaged will get Rs500,000. According to her, those who lost their cattle in the disaster will get Rs500,000, while Rs50,000 will be given […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-503400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n