Many areas in AJK and KPK have been damaged due to heavy monsoon rains and the road structure is majorly affected. Many main roads have been destroyed by landslides and floods which has left many residents and tourists stranded in the area.
The landslide caused by these rains in AJK made the Muzaffarabad-Kohala road affecting communication with Pakistan. Torrential floods also swept away a bridge in the Mahandri area of Mansehra district and thousands of people including visitors were marooned in the beautiful valleys of Naran and Kaghan.
As a result, PM Pakistan has ordered the NDMA and NHA to mobilize all available resources to reopen these important roads and to evacuate people who got stuck on them.
Even the Quetta Harnai road was also blocked badly and entirely stopped life in that region.
NDMA is implementing the discovered disaster management after the order of the Prime Minister and convened a third meeting of the National Disaster Response Committee (DRC) at its premises. The meeting held with Federal Minster for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal and Dy Chairman NDMA Lt General Inam Haider Malik dwelt on the previous directive and Strategies for the next Monsoon Sy 2024. Also present was PM’s Coordinator for Climate Change Romina Khursheed Arshad.
Ministers and spokespeople from the National Emergencies Operations Centre (NEOC) went through the expected effects of the monsoon and the preparedness measurements of the NDMA. Many provincial disaster management authorities (PDMAs) and other stakeholders briefed the nation on their response to calamities and preparedness for having to mobilize their assets.
Minister Iqbal also stressed that it is a coherent approach necessary to address climate risks, speaking about the collaboration of the federal and provincial levels. He directed PDMAs to procure necessary supplies and enhance building codes and the physical structures’ toughness.
The DRC will convene on a regular basis to check on the progress while the NDMA will ensure that all activities meet the national disaster management policies.