KARACHI, Aug 7: Breaches were developed in Mullahdad Dam near fishermen’s village, Mubarak Goth, in Keamari Town, due to intermittent rain which continued all the night between Sunday and Monday.

The dam had been constructed in 1934 by residents of Mubarak Goth on a self-help basis and it was being maintained by government. A few days back, an under-construction dam, Mubarak Dam, was washed away and the gushing water made its way into the Mullahdad Dam. Already under immense pressure, the structure of the old dame developed breaches following more rain on Sunday causing flooding in the area around that also inundated several nearby villages.

Meanwhile, a huge pond of rain water in Deh Allahbano, near Hawkesbay, has also sustained damage with the extra input from the rain. The water overflowing from the pond has already submerged the adjacent localities and entered many a houses in the nearby villages.

The rain-fed Amry river, which drains rainwater from Lal Bakhar hills, has also been playing havoc with houses and public property as encroachers have blocked the course of the river near the old Hawkesbay road. Spillage from the river’s bank has caused inundation of nearby villages.

An NGO, the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum, has urged the authorities to come to the rescue of all these villagers who belonged to the poor fishermen community. It called for employing heavy machinery and equipment to plug the breaches and clear the water courses of blockages.

It pointed out that owing to the absence of any government-deputed relief and rescue team, the villagers had to struggle for survival on their own and it was quite clear that many of them might not succeed due to lack of adequate resources and manpower.