• 2.8 million people lost homes in the earthquake
• Over 570,000 houses were damaged, 90% requiring total replacement
With World Bank support, Pakistan's Rural Housing Reconstruction Program has reached several milestones:
• Second installment of housing grants disbursed to more than 82% of eligible households, totaling US$500 million.
• Reconstruction of 25% of damaged houses started.
• 528,000 people signed Memorandum of Understanding to reconstruct their homes.
• Over 80,000 supervisors and house owners trained on seismically safe construction designs and methods.
• Entire program guided by a set of principles to help people rebuild safer, earthquake-resistant homes
• A detailed housing damage assessment and beneficiary eligibility survey was carried out, covering over 600,000 housing units
• Eligible rural families receive reconstruction grants of US$1,200 or US$2,900, depending on the scale of the destruction
• Families received an initial payment of around US$400 to buy materials for temporary shelter to get through the harsh Himalayan winter
Although reconstruction activity will continue through the winter at lower altitudes, it is expected to resume at full-scale in all affected areas in early spring.
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