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Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur has announced the compensation package for the affectees of rain and snowfall in the province.
In a statement in Peshawar, he directed the Secretary Relief and Rehabilitation to collect the details of losses from the concerned districts so that the affectees could be compensated accordingly.
He said that the legal heirs of those who lost their lives in rain related incidents would be given one million rupees each, seriously injured ones would be given three hundred thousand rupees each and minor injured would be paid fifty thousand rupees each, whereas; compensation would also be paid for the loss of properties.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister has directed the divisional commissioners for necessary measures on priority basis for the reopening and rehabilitation of link roads closed due to snowfall and land sliding in their respective divisions.
Source: Radio Pakistan