District admin directs for measures to clean drains before monsoon: Tariq Marwat.

ABBOTTABAD -- The District administration is taking all possible steps to prevent urban flooding in collaboration with the allied departments.

Deputy Commissioner Abbottabad Tariq Salam Marwat expressed these views while chairing a meeting on the rehabilitation of the sewage system, cleaning of drains and urban flooding.

The meeting discussed issues related to the progress regarding the cleaning of drains, and elimination of encroachments on drains and briefed the meeting on urban flooding while heads of concerned agencies were also present on the occasion.

Representative Ayub Medical College gave a briefing on the ongoing construction of drains around Ayub Medical Complex, Ayub Medical College and Small Industries for cleaning and control of water flow.

Deputy Commissioner Abbottabad urged the TMA, Abbottabad Cantonment Board (ACB), Station Headquarters, WSSCA, Local Government, and Irrigation Department to pay attention to the cleaning of drains and end the encroachment on drains before rains. All possible steps should be taken to...