Barkatullah Marwat
LAKKI MARWAT: The district administration is yet to carry out an accurate assessment of the losses suffered by the flood victims and distribute Watan cards to the genuine affectees. The News learnt that Jogi Killay in Pezu town, comprising 1,200 houses, suffered 90 percent damage and destruction in the July-August floods and torrential rains.
Following the directives of the government, the district administration carried out assessment of the damage in the district but still there are some areas that were ignored. The residents of Jogi Killay complained that the flood swept away their houses but the patwari sent by the District Coordination Officer Muhammad Ayaz Mandokhel did not collect accurate information on the damage caused by the floods.
They said the patwari didn’t do a proper job and many genuine affectees were ignored. They said majority of the villagers had allegedly been deprived of the right of compensation extended by the federal and provincial governments.
Giving details of the damage, a resident Mosam Khan son of Jalat Khan said four rooms and boundary wall of his house were damaged in the flood but he wasn’t compensated. “Who will compensate us when the patwari didn’t visit my house to assess the losses?” he asked.
Shah Nawaz son of Ayaz Khan complained that four rooms and wall of his house were washed away in the torrential rains while Mir Abbas, son of Badshah Khan, said that his five rooms and wall had been destroyed in the flood. Both complained that they were unable to convey the details of their losses to the government, as the patwari did not visit their village.
Zainuddin son of Gulab Khan said three rooms and wall of his house were destroyed while Farid son of Sanam Khan said his entire house was swept away in the flood but were yet to be compensated.
Other villagers who claimed to have suffered damages in the rains and floods and weren’t compensated included Amir Nawaz losing three rooms and wall, Inshaullah, three rooms, Aliullah, two rooms, Raees Khan two rooms and boundary wall, Hashim Khan, two rooms and wall, Raza Khan, two rooms, Said Hassan, two rooms and wall, Jan Muhammad, two rooms and wall, Zarwali, three rooms and wall, Karim Khan, two rooms and Mir Badshah.
An official in the district administration, pleading anonymity, said the Watan cards had been issued and distributed unfairly among the people.
He said most of the patwaris tasked to collect the information on the losses had not performed their duty accurately and honestly.
The official said the patwaris forwarded the information of those people who bribed them or enjoyed strong recommendation. When contacted, the District Coordination Officer Muhammad Ayaz Mandokhel said: “Never call me again for comments,” and hang up his phone.
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