Director General (DG) Rangers Sindh, Major General Azhar Waqas visited the coastal areas on Tuesday as cyclone Biparjoy draws nearer to Pakistan. A spokesperson of Sindh Rangers said that Major General Azhar Waqas visited the coastal areas in Thatta, Sujawal, Badin and Shah Bandar, the areas which are likely to be most affected by the cyclone. The DG Rangers during the visit held meetings with the coastal sector and wing commanders to review arrangements for the evacuation in the area. The process of shifting people to safer places from the coastal belt is underway. The Rangers and the civil administration are making an announcement on the loudspeakers for the general public to move to a safer place.

The spokesperson further said, DG Rangers further directed the sector commanders to help the civil administration in providing free medical camps, and relief goods to the people. Earlier, Corps Commander Karachi, Lt. General Babar Iftikhar chaired an emergency conference in Badin to review precautionary measures in the wake of cyclone Biparjoy. The emergency conference was attended by the DG Rangers Sindh, GoC Hyderabad and other authorities concerned. The Corps Commander Karachi was briefed by the authorities on the precautionary arrangements.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP