The main objective of the meeting is to mobilize all relevant institutions and deal with the possible challenges of the monsoon under a coordinated strategy.
Secretary Irrigation Hafiz Abdul Majid, DG PDMA, while all Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners participated in the meeting through video link.
In the meeting, all deputy commissioners were informed about the preparations made in their respective districts regarding the monsoon and the problems being faced.
Addressing the meeting, the chief secretary said that all commissioners should be immediately ready to deal with any situation with all officers and staff in the respective divisions regarding the monsoon rains and the relevant institutions should keep their machinery ready so that drainage can be improved and obstacles can be effectively removed.
He said that this timely step is being taken to protect urban infrastructure, prevent possible urban flooding and ensure effective drainage during the rains.
In the meeting, orders were issued to the heads of the relevant departments to take preventive measures and make all preparations to deal with the monsoon emergency situation and possible flood situation.
The chief secretary directed that all deputy commissioners should hold a meeting in this regard in their respective districts immediately and send it to the concerned monsoon departments so that they could be well aware of their respective responsibilities.
It was decided in the meeting that in any emergency situation, there should be an effective communication system between all the institutions so that the situation could be dealt with in the shortest possible time and in the best possible manner.