{"id":14815,"date":"2024-06-27T06:38:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T06:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=14815"},"modified":"2024-06-27T06:38:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T06:38:30","slug":"thoroughly-clean-rivers-canals-drains-across-punjab-in-view-of-possible-rains-cm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=14815","title":{"rendered":"Thoroughly Clean Rivers, Canals &amp; Drains Across Punjab in View of Possible Rains, CM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240627_113301-1024x552.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240627_113301-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240627_113301-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240627_113301-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240627_113301.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lahore : \u201cEncroachments and obstacles in the rivers of Rudkohi should be removed,\u201d Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif directed the authorities concerned during her visit to Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Head Office. She added,\u201dIn view of possible floods, timely evacuation of the population should be planned.\u201d She highlighted,\u201dInform people of the affected villages about the place of accommodation and food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madam Chief Minister said,\u201dAlong with human lives, livestock should also be removed in time.\u201d She asked with dismay,\u201dEarly flood warning system is in use all over the world, why is it not known to Pakistan yet?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said,\u201dIn case of rains, immediate drainage of water should be ensured in every city.\u201d She added,\u201dWherever there is a risk of flood, early measures should be taken.\u201d She underscored,\u201d Timely and authentic flood information should be delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madam Chief Minister said,\u201dEncroachments should be removed from every flood embankment, and monitoring should continue round the clock.\u201d She also visited the central control room of PDMA, and observed Weather Portal, Flood Forecasting Division and Flood Simulation Model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Secretary Irrigation, Chief Meteorologist, and DG PDMA gave a detailed briefing on flood preparedness in the province. They briefed Madam Chief Minister,\u201dDue to the fear of possible floods, daily reports have been requested from most of the districts.\u201d They apprised,\u201dIn view of possible flooding, instructions are issued to inform public of the evacuation plan in the affected areas.\u201d It was also told in the briefing that normal and more than normal rains are expected in Pakistan in 3 months. A report on the status of all barrages, link canals, main canals and drainage system etc. was presented In the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Provincial Ministers Khawaja Salman Rafiq, Khawaja Imran Nazir, Kazim Pirzada and MPA Sania Ashiq accompanied Madam Chief Minister. Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, SMBR, Secretaries, DG PDMA Irfan Ali Kathia and other officers concerned were also present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore : \u201cEncroachments and obstacles in the rivers of Rudkohi should be removed,\u201d Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif directed the authorities concerned during her visit to Punjab Disaster Management Authority&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":14816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[118,1163],"class_list":["post-14815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-cm-punjab","tag-principal-secretary-to-cm-punjab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14817,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815\/revisions\/14817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}