MUSCAT: The Ministerial committee that was formed based on the directives of His Majesty Sulthan Haitham Bin Tarik to assess the damages caused by Cyclone Shaheen held its first meeting on Monday evening.

Headed by His Excellency Sultan bin Salem Al Habsi, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Financial and Economic Committee in the Council of Ministers held the meeting at the Royal Oman Police Station in the Wilayat of Suwaiq. 

The committee discussed the work of the various sectoral committees operating under National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM)  and took decisions that would prioritize protecting lives and restoring normal life to those affected directly. The committee decided to 

quickly provide basic needs in the cyclone affected areas. 

“The committee also agreed to activate the public health sector to carry out its emergency work to assess and deal with health and epidemiological conditions, and to activate specific centers to collect and distribute food supplies and the basic needs to families in coordination with the Oman Charitable Organisation  in states affected by the tropical cyclone.

The committee conducted a field visit to inspect the initial damage in some cyclone affected areas.