Control room set up for rain emergency in East district

Ghani asked officials to ensure speedy drainage of rainwater in areas had witnessed urban flooding in the past

KARACHI:

Sindh Minister for Labour and Human Resources, Saeed Ghani, has asked the officials concerned to set up a control room in the office of District Municipal Corporation East with representatives of the relevant agencies to tackle the likely situation of rain emergency in Karachi.

Sindh Labour Minister, who has also been made the focal person by CM for rain emergency in District East, issued the directives to this effect on Sunday while chairing a top-level meeting at the office of Deputy Commissioner East.

Ghani said the representatives of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, DMC, relevant cantonment board, Karachi Police, Traffic Police, Sindh Solid Waste Management Board, and other relevant agencies should remain present in the control room for taking necessary steps to tackle the situation of rain emergency. The control room will remain functional round-the-clock.

He asked the officials to ensure speedy drainage of rainwater in areas had witnessed urban flooding in the past.

He said the monsoon rains occurred in Karachi every year so the issue of drainage at such troubled spots should be permanently resolved. Ghani was of the view that the monsoon season shouldn't cause hardships to the Karachiites as instead, citizens should get the opportunity to enjoy the rainy season as a blessing.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, July 4^th, 2022.