Dadu: Many areas of Sindh are still under water due to floods, while the authorities are continuing their efforts to save Bhan Syedabad and Dadu from possible floods.
Deputy Commissioner Dadu Syed Murtaza Ali Shah said that the work on the ring road for the protection of Dadu city continued this morning.
Member of the Provincial Assembly elected from Dadu constituency PS 74 Pir Mujeebul Haque said that heavy machinery is being used to raise the wall of the dam, as per the estimate in the morning, the flood was at a distance of 6 km from Dadu city.
National Assembly Member Rafiq Jamali, elected from Dadu Constituency NA 235, said that work is also underway to strengthen the safety dam of the Main Nara Valley Drain.
Member of the National Assembly Sikandar Ali Rahopoto, elected from constituency NA 233 of this area, said that efforts are underway to save Bhan Syedabad, the big city of Sehun Tehsil.
He said that the situation where the ring band is located was bad at night due to strong winds and waves but now it has returned to normal.
According to Assistant Commissioner Sehun Iqbal Hussain, 450 villages of 7 union councils of the tehsil have been flooded by the water of Manchhar lake.
He said that ‘relief activities are going on in the area and flood affected people are being shifted to safe places, we have established more than 50 relief camps and tent cities’.
Meanwhile, In-charge Irrigation Emergency Cell Sher Muhammad Malah said that the water level in Manchhar Lake was recorded at 122.6 feet RL this morning, the water level in Indus River at Dadu-Muru Bridge was at 127.4 feet RL, while Amri Bridge was at 127.4 feet RL. But the river level was recorded at 109.5 feet RL.
Irrigation department engineer Mahesh Kumar said that water from Manchhar lake is being released into Indus river from RD 96, RD 99, RD 98, RD 199 and Karampur, the flow of water was recorded at 50 thousand cusecs.
According to the website of the Flood Forecasting Division, there is a high level of flood in the Indus River at Kotri.
The extraordinary rains and floods have so far affected about 33 million people across the country, economic losses have been estimated at $30 billion, and with nearly 1,400 deaths, it is the deadliest in Pakistan’s history. The flood is proven.
Authorities have now started rebuilding the infrastructure damaged by the floods.
According to the latest information released by the Prime Minister’s Office, on the instructions of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the restoration of roads and electricity in the flood-affected areas is ongoing on an emergency basis.
A tweet from the Prime Minister’s Office said that the Prime Minister himself is monitoring the rehabilitation work and reports are being submitted to him on a daily basis.
So far, sections of the Gwadar-Ritudero Motorway (M-8) have been opened for one-way traffic and the landslide-hit Vango Hill has also been restored.
Besides, the 132 KW transmission line at Taimargarh has been repaired and normal operations have been restored at Bajaur and Munda grid stations.
A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said that Bhan Syedabad is being supplied with electricity from alternative sources while the town of Wara is being supplied with electricity from Kambar grid station.
Also, in a separate tweet, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised civil and authorities for constructing a 3-km-long dam to protect Dadu grid station from floods within 36 hours.
He further said that “I congratulate the National Highway Authority (NHA) team for removing the landslide on M-8 between Ratodero and Khuzdar and restoring the last highway of Balochistan to traffic.”
