ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has announced the closure of the National Flood Response and Coordination Centre (NFRCC), saying that a “new format” would be implemented to oversee the rehabilitation and reconstruction of flood-hit areas.

Speaking at a ceremony held at the National Flood Response Center, the planning minister said that coordinated efforts between federal and provincial governments and all concerned institutions helped in mitigating flood damages. Ahsan Iqbal noted that the flood damages could have been much more, however, the collaboration and coordinated efforts helped in evading the huge tragedy. Appreciating the flood response center’s role, the minister said that the world was pleasantly surprised over how Pakistan handled such a huge calamity with less human loss.

He said the capability and coordination for disaster management under the umbrella of NFRCC played a great role in helping the country to cope with the challenge.

“This shows the power of collaboration,” he said adding no matter how great a challenge, if we have the ability of collaborating, we can handle every challenge.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 06 2022

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