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SUKKUR, (APP): Deputy Commissioner, Sukkur, Dr Waheed Asghar
Bhatti presided over a meeting at his office to review arrangements made for expected flood situation.
Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department, XEN Sukkur and Guddu
Barrages, ADC-II, Sukkur, Muhammad Ayub Chachar, all Assistant Commissioners (ACs) and officers of Municipal, North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (NSUSC) and other concerned departments were also present in the meeting.
Speaking to the meeting, the DC said that people of the kutcha areas of
the district have been suggested to reach at safe places and the relief camps and, in thisregard, announcements have already been made and notices have also sent to population consisted of 50 to 60 thousand people residing at the Katcha area of New Sukkur, Rohri and Pano Akil talukas of the Sukkur district.
He informed that such tents are being settled at the relief camps which
are established at Ali Wahan, Soomra Panhwari and Baiji dykes.
He said that the medical and livestock camps including mobile medical
teams would also been managed to treat the residents of the kutcha areas.
DC Sukkur directed all ACs that they should keep monitoring of flood
situation at kutcha areas round the clock and arrangements of food items, drinking water and other facilities of the people of the katcha areas who are going to residing in tents at the relief camps.
He told that the Irrigation department has been directed to increase the
alertness at Baiji dyke and other sensitive points. It has been written to PDMA for provision of motor boats, generators, tents and other required items, he added. However, he said the provincial officers of the relief and PDMA are also about to reach here who will also be acknowledged regarding the requirements.
DC Sukkur directed the NSUSC authorities to remove the leakage or
seepage in the pipe lines in the way of protective dyke, if it does exist anywhere.
On the occasion, Executive Engineer, Sukkur Barrage, said that all the
protective dykes are safe and strong enough to face the situation and alertness at the sensitive point have also been increased.
The stock of stone including required machinery at the all sensitive
points and protective dykes have been made available and staff including officers are being monitoring the situation round the clock, he added.