Summary CM Shahbaz ordered that ration, drinking water, medicines, tents and other items should be arranged.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that protection of life and property, provision of relief and rehabilitation of flood victims is top priority of the government and no negligence or delay would be tolerated in this regard. He expressed these views during a briefing about rivers situation at Trimu Headworks on River Chenab in District Jhang on Thursday.
He said "we are standing with the flood affectees in the hour of their trial. No stone would be left unturned for protection of life and property of flood affectees." The Chief Minister said all necessary measures would be taken on emergent basis for coping with any possible flood in the coming days to keep the loss at minimum level. He directed that people should be timely informed about the possible flood and all arrangements should be completed.
He directed Divisional Commissioners and District Administration to personally monitor the floodwater situation in all rivers and accelerate the relief activities. Sharif directed divisional commissioners and DCOs to keep vigilant eye on flood situation in rivers and personally supervise the areas adjoining to rivers. In case of threat of flood, people should be informed timely and immediate arrangements of their evacuation should be made.
The CM also ordered that dry ration, drinking water, medicines, tents and other items should be arranged for flood affectees in large quantity, adding that concrete measures should be taken on precautionary basis for coping with the threat situation arising due to expected increase of water in rivers in next few days.
He warned that no negligence or laxity would be tolerated in that regard, and expressed his deep concern on the increase of water in River Chenab due to construction of new bridge without protecting spur by National Highway Authority (NHA) on the river between Shorkot and Gharh Maharaja.
Commissioner Sargodha said that due to flood in River Chenab, some area of Tehsil Kot Momin is likely to be affected and food, medicines and other items had been arranged at eight relief centres set up for 5,000 population of the area. Commissioner Multan further said there was no threat of flood in Multan area, however, all arrangements had been completed for the protection of the people of those areas, likely to be affected due to increase of water in rivers.
Commissioners of Faisalabad, Multan and Sargodha Divisions, Chief Engineer Irrigation Multan Zone and Superintending Engineer Haveli Canal Circle Multan gave briefings to the CM about the present water situation in Jhelum and Chenab rivers and steps taken for coping with the flood.
