All the rivers in Punjab are flowing in normal routine, except the River Indus, which is in high flood at Taunsa where the water discharge at 8:30 in the morning was reported 524,000 cusecs with level rising. These statistics were given at a meeting of the Chief Minister's Relief Committee with provincial Relief Commissioner, Safdar Javed Syed in the chair, here on Wednesday, disclosed an official.
Presenting a report of the emergent visit to Layyah, which he conducted accompanied by Punjab Revenue and Relief Minister Gul Hameed Rokhari, in the meeting, Director General Relief, Irfan Elahi said that efforts were on to fill up the breach developed in the outer dike of Layyah city with the help of irrigation and other departments.
He admitted that damage had been caused to the standing crops and the property, however, the residents of the area and the cattle had safely been taken out from the effected areas.
Giving briefing on the relief operation, Irfan Elahi also disclosed that the Food Department had supplied the dry ration and other eatables to the flood victims in the area. In addition to that, Relief DG said, the Health and the Livestock Departments had also set up medical camps where apart from providing drugs to people, the animals were also being vaccinated.
Speaking on the occasion, the Relief Commissioner directed the concerned officials to further tighten the vigilance of the protective dikes along all the rivers.
The meeting also approved to release Rs 1 million for the purchase of de-watering pumps for the Wasa, Lahore on the identification of the DCO.
Among others who were present in the meeting, included Secretary Food Muhammad Ehsan Raja, Secretary Communications Ahmed Yar Khan, Additional Secretary Livestock & Dairy Development Saeed Nawaz, Project Director Livestock Major M. Yousaf, Additional Information Secretary Salman Ijaz and Chief Meteorologist Shaukat Ali Awan.
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