KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister  Murad Ali Shah Monday said that government has nominated MNAs and MPAs as focal persons in each district for immediate rescue/relief and rehabilitation of rain/flood affected people.

Talking to media persons after inspecting Manchar Lake near Sehwan he said that government was making efforts to deal with situation arising from  recent rains and would not abandon people in this testing time. He said that for last 10 days he and his Cabinet members were continuously visiting Sindh, while he personally came here thrice before. He said that decision regarding water discharge has to be taken by technical persons/engineers as government cannot take such decisions.

“Government wants to save people’s lives and property because situation was bad across Sindh,” CM said, adding that at present, water pressure was high on side of river and there was a crack in dyke, which he called a serious threat to Juhi Town. He said that water level in Manchar Lake was currently 121 feet and in 2010 this level had increased to more than 118 feet. He said he had spoken to Chief of Pakistan Navy as two helicopters were reaching Dadu for rescue activities.

He thanked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for visiting Sindh and said PPP Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was personally monitoring situation in Sindh by postponing his trip to Europe. Irrigation department SE said there was 500,944 cusecs of water flow at Guddu Barrage, while at Sukkur Barrage water flow was recorded at 530,750 cusecs. Earlier in Dadu, MNA Sikandar Rahputo, MNA Rafique Jamali, Commissioner Nadeem Rehman, DIG Pir Muhammad Shah and others received him.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 30 2022

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