Flood response exercise conducted

A full-scale mock flood response exercise was conducted by Rescue 1122 at river Chenab near Head Muhammad Wala to assess preparedness for potential flooding.

According to a spokesperson, Multan Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muhammad Ali Bukhari, supervised the exercise and received a detailed briefing on the mock operations.

During the simulation, DC witnessed live demonstrations of life-saving techniques and emergency response actions aimed at protecting human lives.

Various district departments had also set up camps to display their machinery and relief equipment.

The DC emphasized that due to recent Pakistan-India tensions,strict monitoring of the river's water level was being maintained.

He said the objective of the drills was to evaluate the efficiency of all relevant departments.