Lahore, August 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has stated that south Punjab was facing an unusual flood situation and added that the provincial government would continue to do everything possible for the rehabilitation of the affectees.

In a statement issued on Friday, the CM appealed to the philanthropists and general public to wholeheartedly support the rehabilitation of flood affectees while the government has also set up Chief Minister Punjab Flood Relief Fund for this purpose. It is the time to stand with the distressed people and I am quite satisfied that the nation would come forward because Pakistanis are known for accepting challenges to transform them into opportunities, he maintained. The rescue teams should go to every affected area to assist the affectees; he said and asserted that the government was fully committed to rehabilitating the affected population.

Alongside, the Pakistan army, Rescue-1122, PDMA and line departments are working day and night to rehabilitate the flood affectees. The government would also appreciate the philanthropic organizations and workers lending their support to the government in rehabilitation work, the CM concluded.

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Office of the Chief Minister of Punjab
Government of the Punjab
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Website: https://cm.punjab.gov.pk/