PM Shehbaz directs NDMA to complete all preparations in advance amid surging river levels

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the National Disaster Management Authority to complete in advance all arrangements for rescue and relief in view of rising water levels in the rivers.

He issued these directives from Beijing during a telephonic conversation with Chairman NDMA Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik today.

The Prime Minister discussed the recent flood situation in the country with the NDMA Chairman and asked him to expedite protective and relief activities in collaboration with the provincial governments.

He said people be kept informed well in time regarding rising water levels in the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej rivers.

The Chairman NDMA briefed the Prime Minister about the prevailing flood situation and the rising water levels in the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej rivers as well as the relief activities.