Peshawar: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government launched a mobile application on Tuesday (September 13) to survey houses damaged by the recent flood in the province, news sources reported.
The KP Information Technology Board (ITB) developed the application, which would be distributed to authorities for household surveys. The official survey will begin on September 15 (today) and assess the damage done to each house, the number of houses impacted, and the number of people affected by the flood. Following the survey, the government will compile and analyse the data to determine the level of damage and plan rehabilitation mechanisms. According to reports, the government has agreed to pay house owners with cash, which would be disbursed through the Bank of Khyber (BoK). In this regard, the IT Board has begun staff training.
It is important to note that the KP is one of the worst-affected provinces in terms of flood damage to infrastructure and homes. According to the federal administration, the floods have devastated infrastructure and crops worth USD 10 billion in all provinces, affecting 33 million people directly.
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