Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday put Wasa and district administration on alert due to heavy downpour in the city and other parts of the province.
CM Buzdar asked all departments concerned to keep machinery and staffers standby as the Meteorological department has predicted heavy rains.
“The people of the province should be saved from miseries during rains,” he ordered, adding that the officials concerned should immediately start draining of rainwater and ensure the smooth flow of the traffic.
Heavy but scattered rain wreaked havoc in most parts of the city and province. The Met office predicted more rain during the next 24 hours.
Wasa officials said that the highest rain 107mm was recorded at Tajpura, 105mm at Johar Town, 101mm at Pani Wala Talab, 98mm at Nishter Town, 87mm at Farrukhabad, 82.8mm rain at airport, 81mm each at Lakshmi Chowk and Upper Mall, 76mm at Samanabad, 73.5mm at Gulshan-e-Ravi, 65mm at Chowk Nakhuda, 60mm at Iqbal Town, 58mm at Punjab University and 50mm rain at Jail Road.
Several areas of Lahore were inundated with rainwater, which caused difficulties to the citizens.
CM Punjab takes notice of violent clash outside NAB office
Punjab CM Usman Buzdar took notice of the violent clash and directed the Chief Secretary and Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit report of the incident.
PML-N workers and police clashed on Tuesday outside a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office in Lahore where party leader Maryam Nawaz had arrived to record her statement in a case related to illegal” acquisition of land in Raiwind.
On the other hand Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat said that arrival of Maryam in a convoy was a planned move to disrupt investigation by the NAB. He further said that authorities have footage of vehicles that were used to pelt stones and government has asked the Excise Department to provide details of these vehicles.
Punjab Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan stated that Maryam Nawaz displayed stubbornness instead of answering her corruption and PML-N workers brought stones in bags. Sharif family and PML-N leaders cannot escape accountability by conducting rallies, he added.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS FROM RAWALPINDI CALLS ON CM
A delegation of assembly members from Rawalpindi district led by Federal Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office and discussed matters of mutual interest. Talking on the occasion, the CM reiterated the journey of public service will be moved forward with speed under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan while the conspiracies of opponents of development will not succeed. The government will continue to respond to the negative politics of propagandists through public service, he added and advised the critics to look into their own inner self.
Overcoming corona is a big achievement of the government as business activities have been resumed in the Punjab and anti-corona strategy of PM Imran Khan has been acknowledged everywhere. He regretted that the opposition tried to politicise corona and added that those who levelled allegations will be left behind and new Pakistan will move forward under the leadership of PM Imran Khan.
The CM assured that problems faced by Rawalpindi city will be resolved and pointed out the reconstruction of lai nullah will help to overcome flood-related damages.
A total of 85 billion rupees will be spent on lai nullah and expressway project, he added. This project will be completed through public-private partnership and four interchanges will be constructed along with setting up a plant to separate rainwater from sewage. The dream of the expressway is the right of locals which will be materialized by the PTI government, he added.
Amjad Mahmood Chaudhary, Muhammad Latasab Satti, Raja Saghir Ahmed, Javed Kauser, Ch. Sajid Mehmood, Ch. Muhammad Adnan, Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi, Ejaz Khan, Amaar Siddiq Kiyani and Umer Tanvir were included in the delegation.
