Islamabad, March 10, 2023 (PPI-OT): The Federal Government has geared up its efforts to implement 110 billion rupees post-flood rehabilitation and reconstruction package for Balochistan. To this respect, a meeting of Post-Flood 2022 Reconstruction and Rehabilitation project was held in Islamabad on Friday with Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal in the chair. Speaking on the occasion, Ahsan Iqbal said socio-economic development of Balochistan has remained a top priority of the coalition government.

It is pertinent to mention that in wake of the devastating floods, the provincial Government lacked the financial resources to support post-floods rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts. The Federal Government obtained a loan from the World Bank and is spending this amount on post-flood rehabilitation and livelihood enhancement in Balochistan as a grant. The meeting was told that first phase of the project will be completed in two years.

Under the project, the rehabilitation and reconstruction of community infrastructure, establishment of Hydro-meteorological early warning system, reconstruction of damaged and partially damaged housing units will be financed. To address the issue of youth unemployment, the Federal Government will provide 10,000 paid internships to the youth of Balochistan under this project.

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