Our Correspondent
Hyderabad
Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that all resources will be utilized to face rain emergency in Hyderabad division as Sindh government had released 70 million rupees fund to face rain situation in all 9 districts and 35 talukas of the division.
Addressing a meeting at Shahbaz Hall here on Tuesday, Syed Murad Ali Shah said the objective of his visit to Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas was to review arrangements to face expected rain emergency situations in both the divisions.
Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Sindh Assembly Members Sharjeel Inam Memon, Abdul Jabbar Khan and Jam Khan Shoro, Commissioner Hyderabad Mohammad Abbas Baloch, Deputy Commissioner Fuad Ghaffar Soomro, Chief Executive Officer of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company, officers of Public Health Engineering, Works and Services, Revenue, HMC, Hyderabad Development Authority, WASA and other civic bodies were present in the rain emergency meeting.
The Chief Minister was briefed that out of Rs. 70 million fund Rs. 20 million had been given to the Deputy Commissioner, Rs. 03 million to municipal authorities, Rs. 05 million were earmarked for de-silting of storm drains.
The commissioner Mohammad Abass Baloch informed that Rs. 05 million were given to Badin district administration and Rs. 2.5 million to Tando Mohammad Khan for cleaning of rain drains while Rs. 05 million were given to HDA and WASA for purchasing and repairing of generators for pumping stations. Sindh Chief Minister was informed that Hyderabad division spread over 76434 square kilometers area which had been affected during rains.
