Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Wednesday issued pre-monsoon rains relief guide-lines for people and district administrations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to avoid any incident. Ac-cording to a notification issued by PDMA to all district administrations in view of more pre-monsoon rains during the Eid holidays, issued guidelines for the concerned institutions and district administration, spokesman of the Relief Department said here Wednesday.
The guidelines says that people should avoid stand-ing near electric or telephone poles (pylons) during thunderstorms, stay away from seasonal drains (dry streams), bridges and drainage canals and do not attempt to cross them during rain. The guidelines warned the people not to risk their life while cross-ing roads with high flow of water while travelers and tourists plan trips keeping in mind the weather conditions.
District administration should share the information of untoward incidents with all concerned institutions in a timely manner while Civil Defense and Rescue Services (1122/Fire Brigade) be alert. Ensure avail-ability of emergency response personnel and equipment during forecast holidays, Secretary Re-lief said in the notification. People living near land-slides take extra precautions and local administra-tion and Disaster Management Authorities to keep emergency operation centers active so that they could easily deal with any untoward incident. All institutions should be alert and ensure provision of staff and supplies as per the forecast during the holidays while disposing of the remains of sacrifi-cial animals in properly designated places so as not to obstruct the drainage system.
The people have been warned to limit the crossing of seasonal channels and instructions for continuous monitoring of seasonal drains. The guidelines aim to create awareness, implement preventive measures, says the spokesman of the Relief Department Khy-ber Pakhtunkhwa.
