PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is facing a shortfall of more than Rs. 81 billion for the rehabilitation of the flood-affected areas and the repair of infrastructure.
According to the details, the province needs Rs. 162 billion in total, while the provincial government has only secured Rs. 80.50 billion.
The sources claim that due to the lack of such a sizable amount of funding, KP may experience financial difficulties in the time to come.
Besides, the federal government and foreign assistance organizations are among the well-wishers of the province whom the provincial government has advised to solicit support from, said the sources.
Alongside this, a plan for the restoration of flood-affected districts has been created by the KP Planning and Development (P&D) Department and given to the appropriate forum for approval.
The P&D sources estimate that the KP government would need Rs. 162 billion for the post-disaster reconstruction program, of which Rs. 120 billion would go toward the building of new infrastructure.
The first phase of the infrastructure improvement program would include 13 administrative departments of the KP, as 5 departments, including local government, higher education, food, multi-sector development, and finance have not been able to secure foreign assistance to rebuild their infrastructure after the floods.
It is worth noting that the disastrous floods resulted in 309 deaths, 369 injuries, 94,464 houses being damaged, and 67,4318 people displaced.
