HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has directed irrigation authorities and district administration to take all possible measures so that flood-related losses, if any, could be minimised. He called for strict surveillance of vulnerable points of River Indus and no laxity would be tolerated in this regard. He added that in case of any damages or destruction as a result of flood, the province would suffer.

He was chairing a meeting irrigation officials at Ghulam Moham­mad Barrage on Monday evening in view of weather forecast about flood and monsoon rains.

Irrigation officials gave him a briefing regarding flood situation and monsoon rains.

He said authorities should not be complacent in view of their preparations and ensure that precautionary arrangements are in place unless entire floodwater reaches sea.

Chief Engineer Junaid Ahmed Memon informed the chief Sindh that 160,500 cusec is passing through Kotri barrage which has a designed capacity of 900,000 cusec. He added that on Aug 3, medium flood of 300,000 cusec would be passing downstream Kotri barrage.

He said that this quantum of floodwater may rise in case new weather system develops in Koh-i-Suleman in the next three days.

Published in Dawn, July 28th, 2015

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