Pakistan Army’s engineers on Saturday continued de-watering process at the underpasses in Karachi, clearing rainwater from at least one of them, said Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).
According to a press release issued by the ISPR, the dewatering process was completed at COD underpass at Shahra-e-Faisal while the process to drain water from Karachi Port Trust underpass was ongoing.
“The dewatering process was also going on in other affected areas,” the army’s media wing was quoted as saying as the armed forces continue to provide ration, cooked food and other basic commodities to the rain-affectees through its mobile teams.
The army recovery vehicle is shifting vehicles trapped in rainwater to safe locations and also removing other obstacles from the major thoroughfares in order to ensure smooth flow of traffic in the city.
The Inter Services Public Relations said that 32 medical camps and 56 relief camps were also established with the support of the civil administration. Three field medical centres have been established in Qayyumabad, Surjani and Saadi Town, where affected people are provided medical facilities,” it said.
It is pertinent to mention here that a record monsoon spell has wreaked havoc in the city, causing urban flooding in parts of the metropolis.
Pakistan Army has continued its relief measures in the city and other parts of the province from the past few days with several of the teams shifting rain-affected people to safer locations and providing food to them.
