{"id":24141,"date":"2023-07-09T09:39:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T09:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=24141"},"modified":"2023-07-09T09:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T09:39:04","slug":"rescue-1122-and-wasa-prepared-for-potential-floods-in-lai-drain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2023\/07\/09\/rescue-1122-and-wasa-prepared-for-potential-floods-in-lai-drain\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescue 1122 and WASA prepared for potential floods in Lai drain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>RAWALPINDI:<\/strong>\u00a0Rescue 1122, the emergency service equipped to handle potential flooding in Nullah Lai, has been placed on high alert to respond to emergencies effectively.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Rescue 1122 spokesperson, rescuers stationed in low-lying areas, particularly in Katarian, Gawalmandi, Sowan, and other susceptible areas, will remain on high alert 24\/7. They will provide prompt emergency response, medical treatment, and transportation services to potential flood victims.<\/p>\n<p>The service has also urged people not to stand on the banks of Nullah Lai in low-lying areas during floods and to follow instructions from relevant departments.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the administration has made all necessary arrangements to handle the flood situation.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the district administration stated that the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), under the directives of Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha, has completed the cleaning work of Nullah Lai.<\/p>\n<p>The cleaning of small drains has also been carried out to ensure smooth water flow during monsoon rains.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for WASA Rawalpindi informed that, as per the government\u2019s instructions and in anticipation of above-normal rainfall during the monsoon season, a special campaign to clean sewerage lines had been completed. Modern winch machines were employed for the comprehensive cleaning of the lines.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson added that Chatha and Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner Hasan Waqar Cheema inspected the progress of the sewage line cleaning during their visits to various areas.<\/p>\n<p>To deter the illegal dumping of garbage and solid waste into Nullah Lai, violating the district administration\u2019s orders, Section-144 has been imposed in the vicinity. Strict actions are being taken against those found in violation.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, WASA has finalised the Monsoon 2023 plan, which includes the cleaning of sewerage lines, the annual cleaning of Nullah Lai, and the inspection of WASA machinery, as done each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI:\u00a0Rescue 1122, the emergency service equipped to handle potential flooding in Nullah Lai, has been placed on high alert to respond to emergencies effectively. According to a Rescue 1122 spokesperson, rescuers stationed in low-lying areas, particularly in Katarian, Gawalmandi, Sowan, and other susceptible areas, will remain on high alert 24\/7. They will provide prompt emergency [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,39],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24141","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news","8":"category-pakistan"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24141"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24143,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24141\/revisions\/24143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}