Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed commissioner Karachi to coordinate with Pakistan Navy and army for evacuation of people stranded into Sukkuan Nadi and Malir River and keep them in schools. Mr Shah through different reports submitted to him by deputy commissioners learnt that some people living in the bed of Sukkan and Malir Rivers have stranded due to high flooding in them. He directed commissioner Karachi to request Pak Navy and Army to lift the stranded people from the rivers and house them in school building in Malir district. The CM directed Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) to arrange food, and other necessary staff for them and their children. He also directed the PDMA to arrange tents, dry food items and drinking water for the people to be shifted to camps. The PDMA has informed the district administration that tents, mosquito nets and deterring machines were available with them. The district administration has been urged to generate their demand- The PDMA has provided 63 dewatering machines to district administration to pump out water from the low-lying areas. Heavy rain: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah talking to different news channels said that Karachi has received heavy rains on Thursday and expected the same intensity on Friday. He urged people working in different offices to stay in there and don’t go out until the rain is over and water is pumped out. Mr Shah terming the heavy rains in the city as adisaster’ said it was dangerous situation and we are quied worried about the poor people living in cottages and katcha houses. “I am surprised that our political opponents instead of extending helping hand to the government and the people are criticizing us as if we are responsible for unprecedented heavy downpour,” he said and added “yes, being a government, it is our prime duty to help people, rescue them, shift them to safe place and rehabilitate them and we are working on it,” he said.Murad Ali Shah said that he once rain is over all out efforts would be made to dispose of water and restore normal life in the city.
The chief minister said that he has mobilized district administration, local bodies, water board, PDMA and Sindh police to help people. “The provincial ministers, district administration, district & traffic police are on the roads to helped people,” he said.
“I am personally monitoring the situation and is in constant touch with all the concerned officers and giving them necessary instruction,” he said and added he himself had visited some parts of the city in the early evening.
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