Low-lying areas flooded with rainwater

LWMC says it has cleaned 1,500 plots in the city

LAHORE: Rain water pooled in various parts of the city on Friday after a heavy downpour that lasted throughout the day. DCO Captain Muhammad Usman inspected drainage arrangements at Nabha Road, Qurtaba Chowk and Lakshmi Chowk and checked if the relevant staff were present at their posts.

He requested workers of the Water and Sanitation Authority, towns administration and the Lahore Waste Management Company to complete drainage in low-lying areas of the city. He said there was no water stagnant at metro stations and rain water in the most of areas had been drained. The LWMC, in a statement on Friday, said the company had conducted operations to clean up 1,500 plots in various parts of the city including Wahga, Nishter and Ravi Town areas. LWMC Management Director Khalid Majeed inspected the choking points and low-lying areas of the city to inspect cleanliness arrangements. However, despite a notice by the Supreme Court, rain water pooled at the gate of the SC Lahore registry and most of the traffic had to be diverted to an alternate road. In a hearing of a case on the issue of water drainage, WASA MD Chaudhry Naseer had assured the Supreme Court that the construction of the Chauburji Disposal Station had entered its final phase and the problem would be solved as soon as it was completed. He also said that rain water would be drained using motor-pumps.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 22^nd, 2015.