LCCI calls for upgradation of drainage system.

Lahore -- The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Punjab government and concerned departments to upgrade draining system in Brandreth Road, Shahlam, Gunpat Road, Urdu Bazar, Liberty and other markets on war footing to avoid heavy losses during monsoon season.

LCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, Senior Vice President Ali Hussam Asghar and Vice President Mian Zahid Jawaid Ahmad said that sewerage system in the markets of Lahore is outdated, damaged and dysfunctional and shows flood-like situation whenever there is heavy downpour. They said that rainy water enters into the factories, godown, shops and basements damages the trading goods like machinery, furniture and raw materials etc.

The LCCI office-bearers said that the weather experts are expecting heavy rains in the monsoon seasons. They said that heavy rain can quickly overwhelm the sewerage system particularly in the markets of the city and send raw sewage to the shops and godowns.

They said that rain water submerges main arteries of the city and suspends movement of imported goods from the port to the wholesale markets. They said that in many industrial...

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