Sindh Governor Mohammed Kamran Khan Tessori has directed to declare state of emergency in the departments of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) in view of cyclone ‘Biparjoy’. He said that concerted and effective measures were imperative at district level to this effect.
Kamran Tessori directed to ensure restoration of rain-emergency centres, relief centres, and take emergency steps to avoid any untoward situation. He said that support teams would be formed and steps be taken to evacuate the people from coastal belts. He also advised to create awareness among the people about the cyclone. Moreover, Municipal Commissioner KMC Syed Shujaat Hussain has said that an emergency has been declared in all relevant departments of KMC as a precautionary measure in relation to possible cyclone Biperjoy and all works will be done in collaboration with the district administration to deal with any kind of situation. He said this on Monday while presiding over a meeting held at the KMC head office regarding Cyclone Biperjoy, said a statement issued here.
On this occasion, Director General Technical Services Azhar Hussain Shah, Director General Parks and Horticulture Junaidullah Khan, Senior Director Municipal Services Noman Arshad, Senior Director Medical and Health Services Dr. Nadeem Asif, Senior Director Anti-Encroachment Bashir Siddiqui, Senior Director MUCT. Irshad Arain, Chief Fire Officer Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan, Superintendent Engineer Abbas Ali Shah and other officers were also present. During the meeting, the participants were briefed about the cyclone Biperjoy, Municipal Commissioner Syed Shujaat Hussain instructed the heads of all the concerned departments to deploy the relevant staff by imposing emergency in their departments and taking all necessary precautions. He said constant communication should be maintained with the district administration so that any kind of situation can be jointly dealt with.
He directed the Senior Director Medical and Health Services to ensure 24-hour presence of doctors and staff by imposing emergency in all hospitals and medical institutions under the management of KMC. He also directed to mobilize machinery and start cleaning of drains and clearing choke points by contacting all concerned agencies.
The Municipal Commissioner directed that the fire brigade and USAR rescue teams should be ready to be deployed especially in the coastal areas, the MUCT department should immediately remove billboards and hoardings on pedestrian bridges and underpasses and the anti-encroachment staff must be put on ready to deal with any kind of situation. During the meeting, the Director General Technical Services gave details of the necessary measures taken by the Engineering Department including the preventive measures taken on the roads and underpasses.
