LANDI KOTAL, Oct 20: The Fata Disaster Management Authority has extended the last date of first phase of Tirah return plan for internally displaced persons till November 5 as their return would resume on Tuesday (October 22). The FDMA had earlier fixed Oct 15 for the completion of first phase that started on Sept 15. The process was suspended on Oct 14 due to Eid holidays. The FDMA officials said that they wanted maximum number of TirahIDPs to return to their homes. They said that owing to the requests by interested families the last date had been extended till Nov 5. `We want to provide transport and non-food items to all those families who have filled voluntary return forms at Durrani Camp in Kurram Agency and Jarma transit point near Kohat,` said Haseeb Khan, deputy director of FDMA. He said that so far 6,369 families comprising 28,755 individuals from Shalobar, Malikdinkhel, BarQambarkhel, Zakhakhel and Adamkhel tribes had returned to their respective localities. Meanwhile, hundreds of Bar Qambarkhel families have requested the FDMA and army authorities to allow them use the Zarha Mela route to Bagh Maidan instead of Haidar Kandaw. Abid Jan, a resident of the locality, told Dawn that the residents of Jutt, Taju, Vouch Naw and Enku Mela were finding it difficult to reach their home in time via Haidar Kandawroute. He said that they would have to walk on foot for almost two days to reach homes after their arrival at Bagh Maidan via Haidar Kandaw route. He said that the army had now closed the Zarha Mela route due to security reasons and were not allowing returning families to use the route. `It is extremely difficult for the elderly, women and children to walk on foot for several kilometres on a rugged terrain,` he insisted.route. He said that they would have to walk on foot for almost two days to reach homes after their arrival at Bagh Maidan via Haidar Kandaw route. He said that the army had now closed the Zarha Mela route due to security reasons and were not allowing returning families to use the route. `It is extremely difficult for the elderly, women and children to walk on foot for several kilometres on a rugged terrain,` he insisted.