AJK Govt to start functioning soon, says Anwar

ISLAMABAD—President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Anwar Khan said Wednesday that state government machinery is reorganizing itself for full-fledged functioning after the earthquake disaster. The government officials particularly in the presidency have returned to their duty and all out efforts are being made to restore the normal working condition.
Similarly the reorganizing efforts are rapidly being made in the Prime Minister office as well, he added. Efforts are being made to restore basic infrastructure in the affected areas, he said, adding that in Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Rawlakot the electric supply has been restored either partially or completely.
However the water supply systems have not yet been restored in these areas, he informed.
Telephone facilities are also being restored by mending the damaged infrastructure and considerable improvement has occurred in this regard, he said.
To a question the AJK President said that he is set to visit the affected areas today (Wednesday) and will be able to tell the account of relief activities after return. He said the roads in Jhelum valley have been restored while in Neelum valley the work is still under progress
.—Agencies