QUETTA   -  Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo Friday chaired a meet­ing to review the ongoing relief activi­ties in the areas affected by snowfall and rains in the province .

Chief Secretary Balochistan, Senior Member Board of Revenue Secretary Finance, Secretary Local Government, Director General PDMA, Administra­tor QMC and other officials attended the meeting. Respective Divisional Commissioners attended the meeting through Video Link. The meeting was briefed about ongoing relief activities in rain and snowfall affected areas. The meeting also made for approval of re­lease of funds to the Deputy Commis­sioners of the affected districts for the purchase of relief goods as per require­ments. Chief Minister directed that nec­essary machinery would be utilized to ensure taking out accumulation of rain water at Sariab road and other areas. He said work of cleaning the drains of Quetta city should be started on emer­gency basis, Quetta city cleaning cam­paign should be continued uninter­ruptedly, adding that Quetta city road construction and repair project should be launched immediately. He also in­structed that the relief activities in ar­eas affected by snow and rain should be accelerated saying that funds would be released for the provision of relief items in the rain affected areas. The CM also appreciated the performance of the con­cerned sectors for timely relief activities and rescue operation in affected areas. He also directed to provide necessary facilities to the tourists visiting Ziarat and other areas. Earlier, Chief Minister Balochistan visited Sariab Road, Qam­brani Road, Sabzal Road and reviewed the situation there. He also expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of Administrator Quetta Municipal Cor­poration (QMC) and directed that mea­sures would be taken to take out rain water for improvement of drainage sys­tem in the area. The people of the area informed the chief minister about their problems and he assured them that their problems would be solved soon. He said that the Quetta package plans would be completed soon which could be brought in right direction for inter­est of people of the area.