BAHAWALPUR – Bahawalpur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Zaheer Anwar Jappa chaired a meeting to review the measures being taken to keep the people safe from the expected heavy rains in Punjab.
He instructed the officers and staff of the Municipal Corporation and Municipal Committees to remain alert and work under a better strategy. He said timely drainage of rainwater should be ensured.
The DC directed that the sewer lines should be cleaned and the manhole covers in place. He said that warnings should be given to the owners of dilapidated buildings and that such buildings should be evacuated.
He said the Rescue 1122 disaster response teams should remain active during the expected rains. The meeting was attended by Chief Municipal Officer Mian Azhar Javed, officials from Rescue 1122, Municipal Committees, Bahawalpur Waste Management Company, and the District Council.
