Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presides over a meeting of the Provincial Coordination & Implementation Committee (PCIC) at the Chief Minister s House on Friday. Photo courtesy CM House Twitter
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday decided to allot plots to 47 affected residents of an anti-encroachment drive in New Karachi’s 7000 Road Nullah.
He took the decision while presiding over a meeting of the Provincial Coordination & Implementation Committee (PCIC) here.
The meeting was attended by relevant officials. The meeting discussed issues pertaining to the revival of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), bus rapid transit (BRT) projects, progress of anti-encroachment drive, etc.
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July 15, 2021
Sindhâs chief minister has ordered the cancellation of leave of all the employees of the district administration, the police and the local bodies, and other essential staff, directing the chief secretary to set up a rain emergency cell at his office for the necessary coordination.
Syed Murad Ali Shah took these decisions on Wednesday during a meeting that he chaired at the CM House to discuss the rain emergency and review the monsoon preparations.
Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Director General Salman Shah told the meeting that the Pakistan Meteorological Department had issued Outlook for Monsoon 2021 (July to September), under which rainfall was expected to remain near to normal. He said the areaâs weighted normal rainfall of Pakistan between July and September was 140.8mm.
Water accumulates near the offices of several provincial ministers (White Star).
KARACHI: While a few areas of Karachi received rain early on Wednesday morning, light showers in several other areas in the evening turned the city’s prevailing hot and humid weather pleasant.
The Met department has forecast hot and humid weather with chances of rain-thunderstorms at evening/night in Karachi for Thursday with maximum temperature ranging between 36 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees Celsius.
On Wednesday, the maximum temperature in the city was 39.7 degrees Celsius.
The Met department recorded 2mm rain each in Gulshan-i-Hadeed, PAF Masroor Base and Jinnah terminal. It recorded 1.6mm rain at Karachi University/Met complex, 0.7mm in the old Airport area, 1.1mm at PAF Base Faisal while North Karachi and Saadi Town had traces of rainfall.