Torrential rains expected, Punjab Disaster Management Authority on high alert
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00:00We take reports from Babur Malik in Pindi, we know what is happening there.
00:04The thing is, there is a lot of work being done on the management of the canal,
00:09but we often see that people do some encroachments there,
00:13the buffaloes are often tied up,
00:15it is a makeshift that the buffaloes are tied up there,
00:18and many times there are unfortunate incidents there.
00:21And then there is Korang Nala, which is on the side of Islamabad,
00:25from where the spillways of Rawal Dam come out,
00:27so things like this happen there as well.
00:29So Babur, you are probably present on the spillway at the moment,
00:32but please inform us about the situation of the spillways of Rawalpindi and Islamabad,
00:36what are the dangers and what is being done to prevent it?
00:41Thank you very much Ishfaq,
00:43first of all, let me tell you that we have entered the Monsoon Active spell,
00:49and it rained heavily last night,
00:51and in this heavy rain, WASA, Rescue 112,
00:55Control Board, Rawalpindi Control Board, Chaklala Control Board,
00:59and the relevant civil defense personnel were already alert,
01:04on behalf of WASA, the leaves of the operation have already been canceled,
01:08since the last three months, the cleaning of the spillway and the internal city of the spillway has been carried out,
01:14on behalf of the Prime Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif,
01:16the Commissioners of Rawalpindi have been repeatedly instructed to complete all the steps,
01:22MD WASA, Muhammad Saleem Ashraf,
01:26are also present in the room of the Commissioner of Rawalpindi with all the arrangements,
01:32along with entering the active monsoon spell,
01:35there is also a lot of intervention of 112,
01:39along with this, a flood relief camp has been established,
01:42a flood control center has been established,
01:44where the 24-hour monitoring of the situation after the rain is going on,
01:53along with this monitoring, the Pak Army has also been asked to stay on standby,
01:58because Nala Lai is a sign of fear for the citizens of Rawalpindi,
02:02since when did this project start,
02:05and for several times, it was a target of political manipulation, it could not be completed,
02:09but Nala Lai is present in its place,
02:12the bridge in Pirbudhai area,
02:15and especially the bridge in Ashfaq Batata Chaloo,
02:19on both sides of the bridge,
02:22the people or the market people have thrown so much garbage there,
02:28that they have made roads in Nala Lai,
02:32on which a notice has been taken on behalf of RDA Rawalpindi, DG RDA,
02:37and it has been asked to be done,
02:38at the moment, Rawalpindi and Islamabad,
02:40the 144s are being implemented,
02:42bathing in Nala Lai, bathing in the rivers,
02:44there is a ban on littering,
02:48the situation is being monitored for 24 hours,
02:5124 hours are being monitored,
02:53and on behalf of RDA Rawalpindi,
02:55yes, Babar, thank you so much, Babar was informing us about the situation,
02:59now, obviously, our reporters are telling us about the arrangements,
03:02but we should also know that when all the institutions are related to this,
03:07they have coordination among themselves,
03:09they have an idea about which area can be more affected,
03:12where there is a need to be more alert,
03:14so with us is the Director General of PDMA Punjab, Irfan Ali Qatia Sahib,
03:19Irfan Ali Qatia Sahib, thank you so much,
03:21first of all, please tell us,
03:22if it is possible to guess,
03:24that the monsoon season has given entry,
03:27how much rain can be expected,
03:30which areas, which areas will be more affected,
03:32where are you all more alert,
03:34and where is the need to work more?
03:37Sir, the whole month, we have made such projections,
03:45in which severe rains are predicted,
03:48and especially in our North and Central region of Punjab,
03:53in this, there is a lot of rain in Week 1 and Week 4 of July,
03:58there is more rain in this, and mild rain in Week 2 and Week 3,
04:02so now, as you have seen,
04:03that in Lahore, a big rain has already witnessed,
04:06and from tomorrow, in Bindi, Gujranwala,
04:08in the Indovians also, there will be rain,
04:10so in this way, this series of rains,
04:12throughout July,
04:14will be with us.
04:16On the other hand, an important thing is that,
04:18the Indian catchment,
04:20which affects our rivers,
04:22in these catchments also,
04:24in Machilpatej, Uttarkhand,
04:26the series of rains has started,
04:28so we expect that,
04:30in the coming days,
04:32in our rivers,
04:34the flow of water will increase,
04:36but by now,
04:38Alhamdulillah,
04:40if you see the downstream Marala,
04:42if you see our Indus, Jhelum,
04:44till now, the flows,
04:46as expected,
04:48are not increasing,
04:50so this means that,
04:52no doubt, this year's projection is that,
04:54our 90 days,
04:56July, August and September,
04:58in these, above normal,
05:0030% above normal rainfall is there,
05:02so if Allah wills,
05:04and this rainfall is scattered,
05:06and in this way,
05:08with intervals,
05:10so Inshallah,
05:12not only will it benefit our reservoirs,
05:14but it will also benefit the farmers,
05:16who will get rice crops,
05:18and for them,
05:20they will also get access to water.
05:22I would just like to request here,
05:24that in view of all these matters,
05:26and in view of this,
05:28the Government of Punjab,
05:30regarding this,
05:32our main,
05:34especially,
05:36the riverine floods,
05:38plus our urban flooding,
05:40regarding these two,
05:42all contingency planning,
05:44at district level,
05:46and at departmental level, provincial level,
05:48has been completed,
05:50and especially, I would like to tell you,
05:52that on behalf of the Chief Minister of Punjab,
05:54in the desilting campaign,
05:56only our Nala Lahi Pindi,
05:58and throughout Punjab,
06:00multiple cycles of desilting,
06:02have been completed.
06:04With this, Inshallah,
06:06we understand that in the future,
06:08if urban flooding,
06:10or in urban areas,
06:12if there is a cloud busting,
06:14Inshallah,
06:16a lot of help will be received.
06:18Early warning and awareness,
06:20as we were discussing just now,
06:22that in water channels,
06:24and stormwater drains,
06:26and other things,
06:28through our electronic media,
06:30we are requesting our people,
06:32that in these days,
06:34and in general,
06:36we should try
06:38not to get involved in these things.
06:40Absolutely.
06:42Be very careful.
06:44Thank you so much.