'Tourists must take monsoon precautions'

PMD warns dist admins to remain alert

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Director General Mehar Sahibzada Khan has advised the citizens and tourists to adopt precautionary measures given continuing the prediction of rainfall of Monsoon season till July 21 and asked to make a conscious effort to stay away from land-slide areas.

Talking to the state-run PTV news channel, he said citizens should keep children away from waterlogged areas, electrical wires, and poles, adding, that the safety of citizens’ lives and property is our highest priority.

He said in recent rainfall Jehlum city had experienced the highest rainfall of 53 millimetres, adding that Islamabad records 10 mm on Thursday morning and in the evening more rainfall is expected too.

Meanwhile, officials of the concerned departments including NDMA, PDMA, and other district administrations have been asked to remain alert during the current spell of rain to avoid any untoward incident, he mentioned.

He said the PDMA control room was monitoring weather conditions 24 hours a day and the public had been urged to comply with government instructions to ensure safety.