PESHAWAR: The fourth phase of the return and rehabilitation process of the people displaced from South Waziristan will commence on Wednesday.

According to a statement issued by the ISPR, the military’s public relations wing, 81 villages of Ladha, Makeen, Sararogha, Sarwakai and Tiarza tehsils will be rehabilitated during the phase that will continue till Dec 6.

A staging camp has been set up at Khairgai, which houses the required infrastructure for smooth registration of the displaced people returning home, including a medical centre, polio vaccination, amusement centres for children and a facilitation desk.

The statement said the progress of the return so far was encouraging, reflected through a daily average turnover of around 400 families since the process began.

The return and rehabilitation work undertaken by the army includes rehabilitation and reconstruction of 150 drinking water supply schemes and construction of more than 90 schools and 63 markets.

Published in Dawn, October 19th, 2016

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