Balakot to be relocated
Pakistan is to rebuild the city of
The city, home to 300,000 people before the quake, will be rebuilt in a safer location to modern design standards.
Pakistan also announced that it will shift focus from relief efforts to begin the rebuilding of devastated towns and villages on 7 April.
More than 73,000 people died and three million lost homes in the earthquake.
Balakot is currently located on a major geological fault line about 200km (120 miles) north of the country’s capital,
Quake survivors currently living in tents and receiving food relief have received leaflets in recent days urging them to return to the sites of the shattered homes.
Many have already been told that they will only continue to receive aid if they return to rebuild their homes.
Owners of completely damaged homes will receive 75,000 rupees (£720; $1,250) if they head home to rebuild. Those whose homes were partially damaged will receive 50,000 rupees.
Source: BBC
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