[Dawn] Although the scourge of militancy has resulted in the destruction of 58,312 houses in three tribal agencies of Fata, yet the question about compensation to the affected families is still unanswered.
A baseline survey conducted by Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) in South
Wazoo, Orakzai and Kurram agencies shows that reconstruction of the damaged private houses requires approximately Rs17 billion. The FDMA has conducted door-to-door survey to assess damage in the militancy-stricken areas of the three agencies.An official said that FDMA had approached the federal government and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide funds for the housing compensation project in three tribal agencies.
"The authority has yet to receive an affirmative response from any of them," the official said, adding that request about release of funds for damaged houses had been pending with the centre for the last two months.