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IDP IDP IDP CRISIS RESPONSE BULLETIN November 16, 2015 - Volume: 1, Issue: 44 IN THIS BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS: English News 03-34 October 26 earthquake: Nawaz assures victims of pre-winter 03 rehabilitation Armies help govts worldwide to tackle terror, disasters 03 Natural Calamities Section 03-18 Govt announces more relief packages for affectees 07 Safety and Security Section 19-24 Four more survivors die in earthquake aftermath in KP 09 Public Services Section 25-34 Avoid possible mishaps with new disaster management app 10 Rain, snowfall aggravate situation in earthquake-hit areas 13 CJP calls for taking extraordinary steps to tackle terror threats 19 Maps 04,35-40 Pakistan to install Russian engines in JF-17 fighter jet 20 102 madrassas sealed for stoking sectarianism 21 20 Government to continue pursuing National Action Plan: spokesperson 22 Urdu News 57-41 SIUT offers free medical facilities to diabetes patients 25 Preparations in full swing for LG elections in Rawalpindi Distt 28 Natural Calamities Section 57-56 Focus on education, health: Shahbaz 29 Safety and Security section Greater Karachi Water Supply Project K-IV: Foreign investors holding 30 55-53 back due to water shortage Public Service Section 52-41 21 food outlets fined for violating hygienic laws 30 PAKISTAN WEATHER MAP WEEKLY WEATHER SITUATION MAP OF PAKISTAN DROUGHT SITUATION MAP OF PAKISTAN GLACIER DECLARED DENGEROUS IN GB MAPS POLIO CASES IN PAKISTAN - 2015 VEGETATION ANALYSIS MAP OF PAKISTAN ANTI CORRUPTION ESTABLISHMENT (ACE) & LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (LEAS) ACT IN PAKISTAN GLACIER DECLARED DENGEROUS IN GILGIT BALTISTAN 36 Glacial Lakes in G-B unsafe Legend GILGIT: Thirty-six glacial lakes in various valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan have been declared dangerous, and seven of them pose the most threat to the people, said the Met Office chief on Tuesday. | Peak The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) head was on an official visit to G-B, T Lake where flash floods triggered by monsoon rains and melting glaciers have wreaked havoc on the infrastructure in various valleys, causing losses of billions of rupees. Stream “These lakes carry the risk of outburst,” said PMD Director General Dr Ghulam Rasul, “and if that happens, it could cause severe damage to lives and properties.” River ChinaChina He was addressing a workshop titled ‘Disaster awareness and the role of the media’, which was organised for Gilgit-based journalists by Focus Humanitarian Assistance Glacier (FOCUS), an international group of agencies for provision of emergency relief. Around two dozen journalists from the print and electronic media attended the event. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has declared 36 out of 3,044 glacial lakes Crop Land most dangerous in Karakoram, Himalayan and Hindukush ranges in the northern part of the country. Shrub Area Addressing the inaugural ceremony of early warning system for glacial outburst in Bagrote valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, Dr Ghulam Rasool, the director general of PMD, said there were more than 7,000 glaciers and 3,044 glacial lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan Baresoil/Rock and Chitral valleys. “Out of them 36 lakes are vulnerable to outburst,” he added. The ceremony was attended by local elders, environmental experts and government Gilgit Baltistan Boundary officials. Dr Ghulam Rasool said that melting of glaciers was increased due to climate change. As a result, glacial lakes became dangerous for inhabitants of nearby areas, he added. He said that an early warning system was also installed in Chitral. He said that although impacts of extreme climatic changes affected the whole world yet it was | | | apprehended that the coastal and mountainous areas would be more vulnerable to | random glaciers melting and catastrophic floods in downstream areas. Date of Creation November 15, 2015 | “Pakistan Metrological Department has initially installed an early warning system in Projection/Datum WGS 84 Geographic Hunza | GilgitBaltistan. In the next phase a sub-office of meteorological department will be Page Size A3 | |BATURA Nagar established in the area so that the local communities can be saved from the effects of |PASSU T glacial lakes and glacial lake outburst floods disasters,” said Dr Ghulam Rasool. | GHULKIN Speaking on the occasion, former federal minister Nisar Memon said Gilgit-Baltistan T GHULMIT | was highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. He said that communities ¯ Ghizer | | needed to be aware about taking preventive measures to cope with disasters. | BRALDU T | The former minister said the early warning system would help the local people to T T | save themselves from the disaster of glacial outburst. 0 40 80 | | | HISPAR | K2 Glacier T HINACI Kilometers TT | | | Data Source(s): | Gilgit | Gilgit | Global Land Cover: Glacier, Baresoil, Baltistan T MANI | | Tree Covered Area, Crop Land | | | | | | | DISCLAIMER: | | | | T BALTORO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | | This product is the sole property of ALHASAN | SYSTEMS [www.alhasan.com] - A Knowledge Skardu SIACHEN GLACIER | | | Management, Business Psychology Modeling, and Publishing Company. The product is brought to you Diamir free of cost in digital format for information purposes | only. The product might have not been prepared for T | or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying T purposes. For further detail and metadata information | T | T please call ALHASAN SYSTEMS at +92.51.282.0449 | | / 835.9288 or email us at [email protected] | Ghanche Astore Khyber | T Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa AJK ICT According to ICIMOD estimates Pakistan FATA AJK is home to around 5218 glaciers with a total Punjab area of 15040 sq km and in addition around Indian Occupied 2420 glacial lakes are also identified. 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For further explanation of these legal notices please contact [email protected]. ©2015 www.alhasan.com IDP IDP 3 IDP CRISIS RESPONSE BULLETIN NATURAL CALAMITIES NEWS HEADLINES DETAILS October 26 earthquake: MINGORA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the victims of the October 26 earthquake that they would be rehabilitated before the onset of winter.Addressing a gathering in Khyber- Nawaz assures victims Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district on Saturday, the premier said his government was aware that the cold of pre-winter weather was at hand; therefore, all relevant departments had been directed to ensure the timely rehabilitation construction of all destroyed and damaged houses.A massive 7.5-magnitude temblor centred in ExpressTribune,November15, 2015 the Hindu Kush mountain range had left a trail of destruction in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. According to the National Disaster Management Authority, around 280 people in Pakistan were killed during the quake. The casualties in K-P alone were recorded at 232. PM Nawaz arrived in Swat’s Barikot tehsil on Saturday to distribute compensation cheques among the victims. He told the people that the first phase of the relief activities had been completed.Talking about several development projects in Swat, he announced the construction and widening of the main road from Chakdara town in Lower Dir district to Kalam in Swat. He said the quality of the Chakdara-Kalam Road would match that of a motorway.The premier also made brief remarks in Pashto, which amused the people. In his remarks, he assured the people that the government was determined to fulfil its responsibilities regarding relief and development in Swat. He said the people would no longer have to experience gas and electricity shortages, adding that power load-shedding would be overcome by 2018.
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