ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized the need to utilize all available resources for early dewatering of flood-stricken areas of Balochistan.

He said this while talking to the media on the occasion of a briefing given to him regarding progress on relief and rehabilitation activities in District Sohbatpur on Monday.

The premier said that 25 thousand rupees are being distributed among flood-affected families, adding that the government would provide seeds to farmers for the next cultivation season.

“The affected people have not been charged electricity bills for the last two month,” the prime minister said and directed the concerned authorities to take further measures to control the spread of waterborne diseases in flood-affected areas.

He appreciated the efforts of the provincial government in providing clean drinking water and distributing mosquito nets among affected people.

PM Shehbaz also visited Jacobabad and reviewed relief and rehabilitation efforts in the flood-affected areas.

Later, the prime minister visited Flood Relief Camp established in Sohbatpur to review available facilities for flood-stricken families.

On this occasion, he also met flood-affected families and schoolchildren and asked questions about the problems being faced by them. Balochistan’s Chief Secretary Abdul Aziz Uqaili briefed him about measures taken for assistance and rehabilitation of flood and rain affectees.

He said 359 medical camps are working in Sohbatpur and twelve thousands tents have also been distributed in flood affectees of Sohbatpur.