PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Planning and Development (P&D) Department has released a detailed flood damage assessment report, estimating that the restoration of flood-hit infrastructure will require Rs179.93 billion.
According to the report, the KP government has estimated that Rs39.16 billion will be provided as compensation for human losses, injuries and destroyed houses. Similarly, Rs35.86 billion will be required for planning and proactive measures to prevent future floods while over Rs22 billion will be needed for rehabilitation of the irrigation channels.
The Rehabilitation and Resettlement Department said that 306 people have been confirmed dead across the province, who will be provided Rs245 million as financial aid. Similarly, 369 people have been injured and they will be paid a total of Rs74 million. A total of 9, 463 houses were completely or partially destroyed which will need Rs25.35bn.
In total, Rs35.86 billion will be spent on rehabilitation operations and payment of compensations. The department added that Rs62 billion will also be required for the supply of food in the affected areas for the next six months.
The provincial government has estimated Rs6.79 billion for flood awareness, preparation and rehabilitation projects while Rs39.16 billion compensation will be paid for the destruction of livestock and standing crops.
According to the Department of Energy, the 17 megawatts Ranolia Hydro Project in Lower Kohistan is completely destroyed while114 mini micro hydro projects in 11 districts are severely affected. Similarly, 176 solar energy systems installed in schools and basic health centers of eight districts have also been destroyed. The 36.6MW Dhara khwar Hydro Project has also been partially affected while the 4.2MW Rishon Chitral Hydro Project has also been affected. The department estimated that it would required Rs23.17 billion to revive these damaged projects.
According to the report, the irrigation department has suffered a loss of more than Rs22.38 billion in 24 districts of the province. The details show that 1,366 irrigation channels and 1,457 protective embankments have been destroyed in the province.
According to the Department of Communication and works, 1,503 kilometers of roads and 96 bridges have been destroyed in 31 districts and a total of Rs4.50 billion is estimated for its temporary rehabilitation while Rs14.98 billion are required for reconstruction of all roads.
The elementary and Secondary education department said that 1,790 schools have been affected in the province, of which 150 have been completely destroyed while 1,640 are partially damaged and Rs8.39 billion are required for their rehabilitation.
According to the Local government Department, a total of Rs6.57 billion will be required for the rehabilitation of 437 projects, of which Rs3.60 billion are for road rehabilitation, Rs1.42 billion for sanitation, Rs467 million for water supply, Rs464 million for other schemes, Rs109 million are for the maintenance of houses and bridges, Rs19 million for the repair of offices, Rs3 million for shops and Rs27 million for the repair of slaughterhouses.
Meanwhile, the Irrigation Department, 844 water supply schemes have been affected in 16 districts, for which Rs4.86 billion will be needed. In the multi-sector development sector, 414 schemes were affected, for which Rs1.13 billion are required for rehabilitation.
Similarly, according to the health department, 158 health centers in 17 districts have been affected and Rs1.9 billion will be required for its restoration.
The Agriculture department said that Rs5261mn will be required for restoration of fisheries research centers, Rs283 million for agricultural research, Rs66 million for extension agriculture and Rs47 million for livestock research, and thus a total of Rs923 million will be needed for rehabilitation.
Thr Culture and Tourism Authority said, a total of Rs504 million will be required for restoration of the damage infrastructure. The authority said that Rs270 million will be provided for Archaeology, Rs214 million for the Directorate of Sports and Rs20 million for the Directorate of Tourism.
The Department of Provincial Higher Education reports that Bacha University Charsadda, Benazir Bhutto Women University in Upper Dir, University of Swabi and nine colleges and universities have been damaged and now Rs373 million would be needed for its restoration.
