Karachi on high alert: PDMA predicts over 100pc increase in monsoon rains

City News May, 24 2024
Karachi on high alert: PDMA predicts over 100pc increase in monsoon rains
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 Karachi: Sindh Provencal Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Director General Salman Shah warned concerned departments, Karachi Commissioner, KMC, KDA and other organisations to prepare and ensure emergency plans as city is expected to witness more than 100 percent of monsoon rains in July to August.

  Meeting of concerned institutions given monsoon under chairmanship of Commissioner Karachi in which PDMA DG Salman Shah warned concerned departments. “100 percent more rains are expected from July to August this year,” Salman Shah said. “There are total of 198 slope areas in Karachi out of which 29 are sensitive,” PDMA said. Karachi Commissioner instructed agencies to make contingency plans given heavy rains in port city. “Prepare emergency plans for KMC, KDA, TMSE and others,” Commissioner said. Commissioner said if concerned institutions would not be prepared then city might suffer huge loss. 

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