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Punjab Puts Authorities on Alert for Rain and Landslide Risk

The provincial disaster agency has ordered departments to prepare emergency teams to protect communities and infrastructure ahead of forecast storms.

Overview

  • The Punjab Disaster Management Authority issued a province-wide weather alert on Monday and warned of rain expected on October 6–7 across most districts.
  • PDMA director general Saif Anwar Jappa told commissioners and deputy commissioners to remain ready and specifically flagged Murree, Galyat and other mountainous areas for possible landslides.
  • The alert lists many districts at risk, including Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sialkot and Mandi Bahauddin, and asks district administrations to take precautionary measures.
  • Health, Irrigation, Communications and Works, Local Government and Livestock departments were ordered to mobilize resources and coordinate responses for potential flooding and storm damage.
  • The authority advised residents to avoid old or mud-built houses, limit unnecessary travel, keep children away from standing water and electrical poles, and to report emergencies to helpline 1129.