PDMA Finalizes Emergency Plan To Cope With Expected Rains, Floods

PDMA finalizes emergency plan to cope with expected rains, floods

HYDERABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st Jul, 2017 ) - The Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh Syed Salman Shah has informed that the authority has finalized the arrangements of relief and rescue in case of emergency during expected heavy rains and floods in the province.

He informed this at a handing over ceremony of the rescue and relief materials to Engineering Corps of Pakistan Army to use the same in rains and flood emergency. The ceremony was held at the PDMA Warehouse near Jamshoro Toll Plaza� on Monday.

He said that during rains and flood emergency, Pakistan Army would help the Sindh Government to carry out effective rescue and relief operations in affected areas.

The PDMA has been assigned to ensure early rescue and relief measures during natural disasters and keeping in view the expected heavy rains and flood in the province, the authority has already adopted precautionary measures, he added.

Later, the Director General PDMA handed over the rescue and relief materials to Engineering Corps of Pakistan Army which included the pumping machines, wireless sets, GPS machines, tents and other goods. He informed that the PDMA had also made arrangement of relief goods and ration bags which would be provided to rain and flood affected people in case of emergency.