Lahore: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif presided over a four-hour-long meeting in which the flood situation of all flood-affected areas across Punjab was reviewed. Relief and rescue reports regarding flood affected districts were presented in the meeting. Rescue and relief activities were reviewed in the flood-affected areas.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif directed to utilize all available resources for the flood victims. The services of the army were called in seven districts including Lahore, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, Faisalabad, Okara and Sargodha. She was informed in the briefing that all relevant departments of the Punjab government are monitoring the flood situation 24/7.

The district administration, PDMA, Rescue 1122, Civil Defense and Police are engaged in carrying out rescue and relief operations on the front line. The districts of Kasur, Okara, Pakpattan, Vehari, Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur were declared affected due to flooding in the Sutlej River. 72 villages and 45 thousand people in Kasur district were badly affected by the high level of flooding in the Sutlej River.

It was further informed in the briefing that 12 villages in Pakpattan, 23 in Vehari, 75 in Bahawalnagar and 15 villages in Bahawalpur have been affected by the flood. 130 boats, 115 OBMs, 6 AMB bikes, 1300 life jackets, 245 life rings have been delivered to the affected districts. More than 150,000 people and 35,000 livestock have been shifted to safe places and relief camps along with medical and veterinary camps have been established.

More than 2600 flood victims are being treated in the medical relief camps. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed to adopt emergency measures in the hospitals in view of the flood situation in all districts across Punjab. Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Chief Secretary and other senior officials attended the meeting.