Punjab Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan on Saturday said that flood relief and rescue activities are being carried on efficiently across the province. A round the clock and dedicated control room has also been set up for monitoring.
He said that Wasa, district administrations and Provincial Disaster Management Authority are on 24/7 alert to prevent urban flooding in the cities.
As per pre-monsoon arrangements, clogged drains were cleaned two months ago, he said. Talking about long term preparations to avoid urban flooding, he said that after successful testing of underground water storage tank in Lahore, approval has been given for setting up of similar projects in other cities of Punjab as well.
Round the clock monitoring of River Jhelum, River Chenab, Khanki barrage as well as other similar installations is underway to protect rural areas from floods, he added.
He further said that de-silting of 7,000 km long water channels has been completed beforehand, while procurement of fiberglass boats, outboard motor engines, life jackets, generator sets and emergency lights etc. has also been done to deal with possible floods. Government also has ample stock of water purification tablets and snake bite medicine.
