On the direction of Chief Minister Punjab, financial assistance of Rs.5 lakh each has been announced for the heirs of three persons who died due to rain in Narowal. Two relief camps have been set up in Sialkot due to the situation arising as a result of weather change and 19 boats and 72 dewatering sets have been provided to the administration while all rivers in the province are flowing normal.
This was stated by Provincial Minister for Home Col. Retd. Shuja Khanzada while addressing the meeting of Flood Cabinet Committee at Committee Room of PDMA, today. Chief Relief Commissioner Punjab Nadeem Ashraf, DG PDMA Jawad Akram, Additional DGPR Muhammad Aslam Dogar, Directors PDMA Ali Anan, Muhammad Sajjad, Nisar Ahmed Sani, DG Rescue-1122 and officers of Irrigation, Transport, Information, Social Welfare and other concerned departments attended the meeting.
The Home Minister said that the rains will continue intermittently in the province in the coming days. He said that the Irrigation Department and district administration all over the province are keeping eye on the flow of water in rivers, canals and nullahs and sending report of flow of water to the government regularly. He said that all DCOs of the province have been directed strictly to immediately remove encroachments and hurdles in the flow of water. Shuja Khanzada said that the information about weather change is being obtained from SUPARCO regularly. He said that unverified news are creating panic among the people and till such time the news is confirmed from local administration, Irrigation Department, Meteorological Department or Lahore Flood Warning Centre, it should not be publicized. He said that special monitoring of flow of water is being carried out in Been, Deg, Aik, Bastar and Palkhu nullahs. The Home Minister said that the capacity of water in these nullahs is from 17800 feet to 43000 feet. He said that there is a complete ban on bathing in rivers, canals and nullahs throughout the province and administration has been directed to take strict action against violators. He said that any information regarding flow of water in rivers can be obtained from Lahore Flood Warning Centre on phone number 99205371-73.On the direction of Chief Minister Punjab, financial assistance of Rs.5 lakh each has been announced for the heirs of three persons who died due to rain in Narowal. Two relief camps have been set up in Sialkot due to the situation arising as a result of weather change and 19 boats and 72 dewatering sets have been provided to the administration while all rivers in the province are flowing normal.
This was stated by Provincial Minister for Home Col. Retd. Shuja Khanzada while addressing the meeting of Flood Cabinet Committee at Committee Room of PDMA, today. Chief Relief Commissioner Punjab Nadeem Ashraf, DG PDMA Jawad Akram, Additional DGPR Muhammad Aslam Dogar, Directors PDMA Ali Anan, Muhammad Sajjad, Nisar Ahmed Sani, DG Rescue-1122 and officers of Irrigation, Transport, Information, Social Welfare and other concerned departments attended the meeting.
The Home Minister said that the rains will continue intermittently in the province in the coming days. He said that the Irrigation Department and district administration all over the province are keeping eye on the flow of water in rivers, canals and nullahs and sending report of flow of water to the government regularly. He said that all DCOs of the province have been directed strictly to immediately remove encroachments and hurdles in the flow of water. Shuja Khanzada said that the information about weather change is being obtained from SUPARCO regularly. He said that unverified news are creating panic among the people and till such time the news is confirmed from local administration, Irrigation Department, Meteorological Department or Lahore Flood Warning Centre, it should not be publicized. He said that special monitoring of flow of water is being carried out in Been, Deg, Aik, Bastar and Palkhu nullahs. The Home Minister said that the capacity of water in these nullahs is from 17800 feet to 43000 feet. He said that there is a complete ban on bathing in rivers, canals and nullahs throughout the province and administration has been directed to take strict action against violators. He said that any information regarding flow of water in rivers can be obtained from Lahore Flood Warning Centre on phone number 99205371-73.
