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HYDERABAD, Aug 20: Precautionary measures have been taken by the irrigation department with the active support of army to handle peak river flood that was to pass through the Kotri Barrage on Sunday-Monday night.
The peak flow of over 500,000 cusecs had safely passed through Guddu and Sukkur barrages where the water level had already receded.
Hyderabad GOC Maj-Gen Abdul Aziz Tariq visited sensitive spots including the Bhanoth bund which had been declared sensitive.
Kotri Barrage chief engineer Manzoor Shaikh said that peak flood of 300,000 to 400,000 cusecs would pass downstream Kotri on August 21.
He said the work for strengthening protective bunds had been completed.
He said that heavy machinery and material had been put in place at the Sujawal bund which was vulnerable.
The water level at Kotri upstream at 6pm on Sunday was recorded at 270,522 cusecs and downstream at 268,922 cusecs.
T.M. KHAN: Tando Mohammad Khan District Nazim Mir Inayat Ali Talpur has declared emergency in the district and cancelled leaves of employees of the irrigation department.
The decision was taken in connection with the rise in the Indus River near Mulla Katiar.
The nazim on Saturday inspected protective bunds and directed revenue and irrigation departments to remain on bunds.
He said that the district secretariat should be kept posted about the flood situation through wireless.
Over 100 families of Mulla Katiar have been shifted to government schools where relief camps have been set up and affected families are being provided food and medicines.
The people living near protective bunds have been asked to shift to safer places for two days.
JAMSHORO: The district government on Saturday released a report on the rain situation in the district.
The report said that from July 29 to August 17, 98mm rain was recorded in Kotri taluka, 67mm in Manjhand, 151mm in Sehwan and 70.34mm in Thano Bula Khan talukas.
It said that 27 villages in Kotri taluka, five in Manjhand, 22 in Sehwan and two in Thano Bula Khan talukas had been seriously affected.
It said that 5,450 people were affected in the entire district while crops on 2,650 acres were damaged.
It said that six people had died in rain-related incidents while six others were injured and 497 houses were damaged in the district.
The district government has set up 14 relief camps to provide succour to affected families.
About 3,000 people living in kutcha areas were shifted to safer places through boats.
The Jamshoro DCO has formed a committee to conduct a survey of losses due to rains.
Camps for the treatment of animals have also been established.
MNA Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur demanded that the government should declare the entire district as calamity affected and announce a special relief package for affected families.
In a statement faxed to Dawn on Sunday, he said that torrential rains and mountainous water had created havoc in the district and hundreds of villages had been wiped out.
LIVESTOCK: Adviser to the Sindh chief minister for livestock and fisheries, Faqir Jadam Mangrio on Saturday declared emergency in the animal husbandry department.
He directed district offices to set up emergency centres at their offices and establish special camps in flood-affected areas.
He said that the animals should be vaccinated against diseases and special teams should also be formed in this regard.
The director of the Sindh animal husbandry said that necessary medicines and vaccines had been provided in large quantity to every district officer.
He advised livestock owners to get their cattle vaccinated at the nearest veterinary hospitals.
