Climate change is no less than a challenge, new dams will have to be built, Shahbaz Sharif

Narowal: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, after visiting the flood-affected areas of Punjab, said that the current situation is dangerous and the loss of precious lives is regrettable, climate change is no less than a challenge. The Prime Minister said that we have to build dams without wasting time, we have the capacity to build many new small dams, we have to increase the water storage capacity in the country, we have to use our resources for this, if the federation and the provinces sit together, they will find a solution.

Addressing a meeting in Narowal, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that after Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, now Punjab is facing floods, flood relays are passing through the rivers of Punjab, NDMA, Rescue 1122 and other institutions are playing a role in relief operations.

He said that the role of federal ministers, Narowal’s political leadership, civil administration and the Pakistani army is commendable, the damage was minimized due to an effective early warning system, Pakistan is among those countries that are most affected by climate change, climate change is no less than a challenge, and in the coming years this tough challenge has to be dealt with in a comprehensive manner, rescue and natural disaster management institutions will have to be more active.

In the past, aerial visit was made by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister to the flood affected areas and surveyed the flood situation. In the process, Chairman NDMA Lieutenant General Inam Haider informed the Prime Minister and stated that unusual situation is being experienced in the Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers, severe flooding is experienced at Qadirabad and Khanki Barrage in Chenab, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Pindi Bhattian, Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin, Chiniot and Jhang may be affected.