PDMC Laghman Meeting Minutes
Laghman Provincial Disaster Management Committee (PDMC) Meeting Minutes Provincial Governor’s Office – Wednesday, 04 March, 2015 Participants: WFP, UNICEF, WHO, NCRO, SERVE, IRC, NRC, MADERA, SCA, IOM, DRC, ARCS, OCHA, ANDMA, ANA, ANP, DRRD, DoPH, DoRR, DoEnvironment, DoEducation, DoPW, DoAIL, Governor’s Office and other government officials. A. Introduction and Opening Remarks of Provincial Governor: On Wednesday 04 October 15, the Provincial Governor (PG) for Laghman called a Provincial Disaster Management Committee meeting (PDMC). After a short round of introductions, the PG welcomed PDMC members, further he extend of condolences with families, lost their family members due to recent rainfall, snowfall/avalanches and flood particularly to the people of Laghman province and he also highlighted on recent natural hazards (Rainfall, Flood and Snowfall) occurred on 25 February, 2015. The PG gratitude from humanitarian community’s efforts for there on timely response to the affected families he also appreciated the ANSAF’s on time action in rescued the people in Mehterlam and Qarghayi districts of Laghman province, especially ANA rescued 90 Nomad people Marooned in Qarghayi district of Laghman. The PG also highlighted on devastation caused by rainfall and flood which lifted 5 killed, 13 injured, about more than 500 families affected, 800 Jirebs or 400 Acores Agriculture land/Crops washed away and about 39 irrigation canal and intakes severely damaged or destroyed. The PG calcified devastations in three categories to facilitate the response for both (Humanitarian Community and Government line departments). 1. Response to Emergency need and saves lives. 2. Mid-terms actions as reactivation of irrigation system (cleaning of intakes and irrigation canal) opening the routs.
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