‘NADRA collecting authentic database of quake victims’
By Ali Imran

ISLAMABAD—National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is actively taking part in relief and rehabilitation activities by sending relief goods and collecting authentic database of injured people on instructions of the ministry of Interior.
This was stated by the Director General Provincial Headquarters Islamabad, Brigadier Kamal Aziz here the other day.
He said that the devastation caused by this calamity is at national level, being a nation organization NADRA responded promptly for national cause.
He further added that due to large infrastructure of NADRA and acquaintance of its employees with calamity hit areas the relief work started at very early stage and even at few places NADRA Relief Teams were first to reach those remote areas.
He said that from the start of relief operation, goods are being dispatched to 52 villages of Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalakot, Balakot, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Ghari Dupatta, Ranjata, Komi kot, Chikar, Chehla, Manjari, Niman Pura, Nariola, Sudhan Gali, Singola, Ghanool, Panjola, Kamrota etc.
He said: "We used our own infrastructure and manpower in an appropriate and effective manner with excellent coordination with our control room established at Provincial Headquarter Islamabad."
Brigadier Aziz said that a warehouse was also working in PHQ Islamabad for collection, packing and storage of relief goods. For this noble cause, not only all employees of the authority showed a joint coordination effort, but also international NGOs and donors groups like Hong Kong based group 'The Supreme Master Cheg-Hai International Association' contributed in NADRA's relief effort by providing six trucks loaded with medicines, clothes and edible items at Muzaffarabad base camp.
He said that few medical camps were also established at NADRA's base camps working at Muzaffarabad and Bagh in collaboration with volunteer doctors.
He said that the chairman NADRA Brig (R) Saleem Ahmed Moeen personally visited Muzaffarabad and surrounding areas and distributed relief goods amongst the affected people.