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KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar on Tuesday put all concerned departments of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) including hospitals, fire brigades and other rescue service providers on a high alert as Pakistan Meteorological Department (Met) has warned of new spell of monsoon rain and urban flooding from coming Thursday to Saturday.

Akhtar asked all concerned departments and DMCs to keep machinery and staffers on standby. He also directed officers engineering department, parks department and other officials to be on duty to cope with any untoward situation and help the people.

Addressing a meeting to review measures, Akhtar said the people of entire city should be saved from miseries during rains. He added that the citizens could approach district administrations or Citizens Complaints Emergency Centre 1399 in case of any emergency.

He urged the Sindh Building Control Authority to keep vigilant eye on dangerous declared buildings and their residents should follow precautionary measures during the rains. The mayor requested the Sindh government for taking measures for cleanliness in Karachi so that the people of the city could enjoy rains instead of being troubled.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020

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