Provincial Minister for Disaster Management Authority Mian Khalid Mahmood has said that people were already suffering due to corona and the floods would not be allowed to add to the problems.
He was addressing a review meeting on Friday at PDMA Head Office regarding flood protection and preparations for relief measures.
Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Director General Raja Khurram Shehzad Omar gave a detailed briefing to the minister regarding the provision of relief operations in case of floods in different districts. All the district offices have been alerted in view of the possibility of floods in the monsoon season.
Punjab Disaster Management Authority teams are ready for relief operations.
The minister directed the Punjab Disaster Management Authority DG to oblige the district officers to re-examine the equipment for relief operations and to seek the opinion of a third party for any consolation so as to remove any obstruction in case of need.
In addition, in districts where drainage has not yet been completed, it should be completed on an emergency basis. Ensure that encroachments that hinder relief operations are eliminated.
The minister said that the early notification and evacuation of the population to flood-prone areas will be ensured.
He said that at this time it is important for the people to know that the preparation of relief operations at the administrative level did not mean that the floods would come.
All actions in this regard are being taken as a precaution in view of the impending danger so that immediate relief can be provided to the people in such a case.
