Balochistan

PDMA alerted for snow, rain season

Blankets, food items, sweaters and tents are being sent to areas receiving torrential rains and snowfall

Our Correspondent January 04, 2020

QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Home, Tribal Affairs and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Meer Zia Langove has directed the PDMA to ensure relief arrangements during predicted rains and snowfall across Balochistan.

“Blankets, food items, sweaters and tents are being sent to areas receiving torrential rains and snowfall. The PDMA and Deputy Commissioners, therefore, should be on high alert in order to ensure the provision of quick relief”, Zia Langove said while talking to the media on Thursday.

He further said rains and snowfall had commenced in many parts of Balochistan and the provincial government was utilising all resources to ensure the provision of relief to those affected.

“The PDMA is making necessary arrangements for the seasonal snowfall and rain in the province and the government has sent machinery to areas affected by heavy snowfall in order to restore traffic”, Langove said.

He also claimed peace had been restored in Balochistan due to the policies of Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 4^th, 2020.