Khosa for pre-flood arrangements

LAHORE - Senior Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab Zulfiqar Khosa has said that provincial departments have completed pre-flood arrangements for monsoon season. He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting of provincial coordination committee held to review pre-flood arrangements for 2010 at Assembly Chambers on Monday. He said that wireless sets have been installed at all the flood warning centres and staffs have also been deputed. However, he directed the local bodies department for the arrangements of chlorination of water and all the TMAs should be directed in this regard. Sardar Zulfiqar directed the C&W, Railways and Food departments officials to keep up alternate arrangements for emergency situations. He also directed the WASA and Housing department officials for the early completion of de-silting of sewerage and flood nllahs as well as continuous functioning of pumping and disposal system. The meeting was informed that normal rains have been predicted in the current monsoon season. The meeting was attended by SMBR, Secretaries of Irrigation, C&W, Local Government, Health, Food and Information besides high ranking officials of Police, Army, WASA, Relief, LDA, Railway and DCO Lahore.

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