Pakistan Army has so far transported 334,235 tents to earthquake affected areas of North West Frontier Province or NWFP and established 123 tent villages in Battagram and Balakot districts. Presently over 7000 families have been accommodated in the tent villages established in the quake hit areas, an official statement said. All out efforts are being made to provide basic necessities including sanitation, food, clean drinking water, medicines to the displaced people, who have been provided shelter in these tent villages. The two major tent villages are established at Kashtra and Bassian, where over 500 tents have been pitched to accommodate 2800 families each. The statement said the other big tent villages having 200 or more tents have been established in Batgram, Hassa, Maira, Mansehra and Jabba. The smaller tent villages consisting of 20 to 30 tents have been set up in the remaining areas in the vicinity of the affected villages. Similarly tent villages have also been established in Muzaffarabad where more than 200 families have been accommodated in 392 tents. Two relief centers have also been set up in Chehliana and Chakoti to provide immediate relief to the earthquake victims.
