Rain, accompanied by strong winds, considerably brought down the temperatures due to which people heaved a sigh of relief. However, the downpour also caused a loss to mango, and date orchards besides severing power supply to different parts of the city. Rain in Kandhkot, Sindh Heavy rain also lashed Kandhkot and its outskirts due to which heat-stricken people of the city heaved a sigh of relief. However, it also brought with it lot of inconvenience as electricity supply to the city was disconnected.   There were also reports of monsoon rains from other parts of Sindh.

 PDMA issues rain alert The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Monday said that different parts of Punjab would continue to receive monsoon rains between July 24 and July 30. PDMA Spokesman Imran Qureshi said that another spell of rains would start in the province on July 27. However, he made it clear that the new spell would not be as intense as was its predecessor. The spokesman further said that since dams were already 90 per cent full in India due to heavy rains, there were fears that the country would release more water into rivers in the coming days due to which there could be again floods in Pakistan.

He said already water levels in rivers in Punjab were rising, and River Ravi, River Chenab and River Jhelum were likely to remain in medium to high flood.  “Therefore, it is incumbent upon the district administrations to remain alert round the clock since protecting the lives and properties of people is the first priority,” he asserted.     The spokesman asked people to dial PDMA’s helpline number 1129 in case of any emergency.

 
Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)