LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Disaster Management Mian Khalid Mahmood Saturday met the families of martyred of Murree tragedy, including ASI Naveed Iqbal in Dodial village of Tala Gang Tehsil in Chakwal. After expressing condolence with the the families, the provincial minister also presented compensation cheques to them on behalf of the Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. Talking to the affected families, he said that the environmental intensity, rain, snow, landslides are all natural factors. In order to minimize the damage during natural disasters, the public needs to cooperate with the authorities. The minister also told them that the action has been initiated against those responsible after a detailed report of the incident.
Comprehensive planning is being evolved to control the losses due to such natural calamities in future. The functioning of administrative bodies is being improved through effective monitoring. He said, “Every eye is full of sorrow and heart is saddened by the loss of precious lives in the Murree tragedy.”
He appealed to the people through the affected families to keep in view the forecasts of the Meteorological Department for protection against natural disasters, observe orders of law enforcement agencies and precautionary measures issued by the concerned agencies so that such unfortunate incidents could be avoided in future.
Provincial Minister for Natural Disasters and Provincial Minister for Minerals Hafiz Yasir Ammar was also present on the occasion.
The provincial ministers distributed cheques among the heirs of Rs. 64 lakh on behalf of the Punjab Chief Minister to ASI Naveed and two other families.