QUETTA - Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Monday took notice of the situation caused by heavy rain, particularly choking of the drainage system, in Quetta on public complaints.
He directed the Quetta Municipal Corporation( QMC) Administrator, Water & Sanitation Authority (WASA) and the Commissioner Quetta to take measures to immediately clean drainage and sewage system in Spiny Road, Imdad Chowk and other areas. The staff with necessary machinery should be deputed in the affected areas on urgent basis to undertake the cleanliness work, he added. The chief minister warned that no negligence would be tolerated. Keeping in view the expected rainy and snowy conditions, the administration should have been fully prepared to deal with any kind of emergency by keeping the drainage system clean, he added.
He directed the Provincial Disaster Management Authority to ensure availability of tents, blankets and groceries in the affected districts to maintain the flow of traffic on highways.
Cloudy to rainy weather in most parts of Balochistan
The local Met office Monday forecast cloudy to rainy weather in most parts of the province including Chaghi, Washuk, Nushki, Kech, Gwadar, Awaran, Panjgur, Surab, Kalat Mastung, Bolan, Quetta, Pishin, Ziarat, Killa Saifullah, Killa Saifullah, Zhob, Loralai, Barkan districts during the next 24 hours.
Snowfall may occur in Ziarat, Killa Abudllah, Killa Saifullah, Pishin and Quetta districts. The Met office requested that all authorities concerned to remain alert during the period of rain and snowfall.
The minimum temperature in Quetta was recorded 4.5 degrees centigrade and -1.0 degrees centigrade in Ziarat.
In addition, Quetta, Kalat, Mastung, Nokkundi, Ziarat, and other areas of the province received rain and light snowfall at the hilly areas during the last 24 hours.
The scattered rain started in Quetta and other areas which turned weather pleasant despite intensifying the cold weather in the areas.