Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has announced compensation for flood victims saying that the provincial government will provide Rs 20,000 per acre to farmers in deluge-hit areas. Rs 1 million will be provided to those whose house had been demolished, and Rs 500,000 will be provided to those were left without their mud brick residence. Also, Rs 500,000 will be given to people who have suffered loss of livestock, Bokhari said adding that the initial survey of the damage assessment has been completed.
