Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has launched a ‘Flood Reporting App’ for the provision of quick help to the flood victims scattered across the province, news sources reported on August 30. The app would allow people to quickly report calamities and request assistance such as medicine or food.
According to reports, the mobile application was introduced on Monday (August 29) by KP Minister for Science and Information Technology Atif Khan in a bid to aid provincial bureaucracy and disaster management officials in finding and assisting individuals stranded around the province. The minister stated on Twitter that the app was created in three days to connect various services and governmental machinery to function in tandem. According to the minister, individuals will be able to post images of their condition and then specify their needs and location. This information would then be shared with local authorities and relief organisations to provide individuals with food and medication.
It should be noted that the country is experiencing its worst flood in decades, with an estimated 33 million people directly affected. The federal government estimates a total of USD 10 billion in material damage and agricultural production losses across the country.
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