Census data to be used to assess flood losses

Census data to be used to assess flood losses

The federal government has decided to use data from the population census, agricultural census, and economic census to assess human, agricultural, and economic losses caused by recent rains and floods. Population and agriculture census data will help estimate damage to households and crops. Economic census data will help assess business and infrastructure losses while geo-tagging will be used to identify destruction of schools, colleges, mosques…