Relief efforts: CM announces Rs100m for flood-hit areas
Shabaz visits affected areas in Sialkot, Narowal.
File photo of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. PHOTO: AFP
LAHORE:
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday announced Rs100 million for relief efforts in the flood hit areas of Punjab. The money would be released on an immediate basis.
The decision was taken following a high-level meeting on the recent floods across the province.
Addressing the officials present at the meeting, the chief minister directed concerned authorities to reinforce embankments alongside rivers, streams and canals across Punjab to prepare against the possibility of further flash floods. He also directed concerned officials to closely monitor the situation in flood-stricken areas and to take action against illegal construction along waterways to prevent the risk of further rain-related disasters.
The chief minister also took serious notice of the construction of bridge over Chenab river near Garh Maharaja without any precautionary arrangements against future flooding and ordered an inquiry into the matter.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2013.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday announced Rs100 million for relief efforts in the flood hit areas of Punjab. The money would be released on an immediate basis.
The decision was taken following a high-level meeting on the recent floods across the province.
Addressing the officials present at the meeting, the chief minister directed concerned authorities to reinforce embankments alongside rivers, streams and canals across Punjab to prepare against the possibility of further flash floods. He also directed concerned officials to closely monitor the situation in flood-stricken areas and to take action against illegal construction along waterways to prevent the risk of further rain-related disasters.
The chief minister also took serious notice of the construction of bridge over Chenab river near Garh Maharaja without any precautionary arrangements against future flooding and ordered an inquiry into the matter.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2013.