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| | GEO Pakistan | | Nazim Mustafa Kamal issues appeal for citizens in view of possible rains | Updated at: 1943 PST, Thursday, July 23, 2009
KARACHI: Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has appealed to citizens of Karachi to take precautionary measures in view of met office forecast for thunderstorm and heavy rainfalls between 23rd and 25th July 2009 in many parts of Sindh including Karachi.
In a statement on Wednesday, the City Nazim said that the citizens must avoid going outside their homes unnecessarily especially at night hours and take full care while walking past the edges of storm water drains in the city because the increased level of drains could pose threat to lives of citizens.
He also advised the citizens not to touch snapped electric wires and electric poles during rains.
Nazim Karachi said that in view of the forecast, city government has already taken all preparatory measures.
He said required machinery and manpower has been mobilized and staff of concerned CDGK departments and water board assigned duties on shift basis.
He said City Government has also formed relief teams equipped with required machinery to help the people residing at the brink of storm water drains and also in katchi abadies while town administrations directed to complete all preparations to brace expected heavy rainfall during next two days.
Meanwhile City Government has alerted its more than five thousand workers and appealed to citizens to register their complaints in emergency situations at 1339.
The City Nazim and DCO Secretariats and all essential service departments will remain open round the clock. |  |
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