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KARACHI: The Sindh government has issued an alert to deal with cyclone ‘Gulab’ and recent monsoon rains across the province.
On the instructions of Chief Minister Sindh, orders were also issued to the provincial ministers, advisors and special assistants to discharge their responsibilities in different districts in view of heavy rains.
District Administration Hyderabad has been quartered on the instructions of Provincial Minister for Irrigation Jam Khan Shoro while preparations have been intensified to deal with the possible situation.
Provincial Minister for Irrigation Jam Khan Shoro will oversee rain emergency activities in Hyderabad district. Shoro has directed all the concerned agencies of Hyderabad district to be ready to deal with any
situation during the rain emergency while the provincial minister also directed the district administration to remain in the field during the rain emergency.
Jam Khan Shoro said that all machinery should be kept ready for drainage by completing cleaning of drains during rain emergency. Arrangement of standby generators for drainage in case of power outage should also be ensured.
Earlier, Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab has directed the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and district municipal corporations (DMCs) to formulate a comprehensive strategy to deal with the next spell of monsoon rains.