In an effort to enhance openness in the relief and recovery activities in flood-affected areas, the government inaugurated the “Digital Flood Dashboard” of the National Flood Response Coordination Center (NFRCC) on Monday.
Speaking during the ceremony, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal stated that the launch of this portal was made possible by special instructions from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He said that information about the distribution of flood relief aid and funding collected from domestic and international sources will be available to the general public as well as development partners.
A portal informs the public about the distribution and receipt of relief for flood victims.
According to Ahsan Iqbal, the portal was launched on Shehbaz Sharif’s specific instructions.
claims that the damage’s exact estimates won’t be available until the water has subsided.
The minister declared, “Pakistan faces an unprecedented catastrophe that has affected 33 million people throughout Pakistan.”
He added that the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, United Nations, and provincial governments are all working together to analyse the flood damage on a daily basis.
Only once the water has completely subsided from every area of the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan will the damage estimates be final, he continued.
Iqbal urged the populace to assist flood victims and recalled how bravely the country has responded to disasters in the past.
He expressed his belief that it will handle the present one in the same manner.
What is the objective?
The internet site was created to give the general public immediate information on the financial aid and relief supplies that are being received and given to flood victims at the international, federal, and provincial levels.
The most recent technology was used to create the digital flood dashboard, which provided all the necessary information regarding the relief efforts, as well as the receipt and distribution of aid and relief supplies.
The general public and media will be informed of the alleviation measures in addition to providing transparency in the ongoing procedures.
The nation and the international community were promised by the prime minister that flood victims would get aid in a transparent manner, therefore he would personally oversee the digital dashboard.