Murad orders dismissal of officers absent from duties in flood-hit areas.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a meeting to review flood situation and relief work being carried out in the flood devastated areas Tuesday directed all the departments to dismiss the officers who were not performing duties and post efficient, hardworking, honest, and willing workers in their place.

This he said while presiding over a meeting at CM House today. 'We need best staff members who feel the pain of the affected people and believe in their service, therefore placement of the staff of health, local bodies, PHE, irrigation and others be made accordingly.' The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, Dr Azra Pechuho, Sharjeel Memon, Mukesh Chawla, Bari Pitafi, Advisors-Manzoor Wassan, Murtaza Wahab and Rasool Bux Chandio and chief secretary Sohail Rajput, PSCM Fayaz Jatoi, concerned secretaries, representatives of Corps 5, Engineering Corps, Pakistan Navy and Airforce. Minister Irrigation Jam Khan Shoro attended the meeting through video link.

The chief minister was given briefing/presentations by Irrigation, health and PDMA and the chief minister decided that the distribution of relief goods would be made right from union council level so that it could reach everyone affected and displaced by the heavy rains/flood. Irrigation: The chief minister was told that the flood position in the River Indus was going to be normal. The Guddu and Sukkur Barrages have turned normal from last one week but there was only one problem at Kotri which remained in the high flood and still it was in the same position. But its water level has reduced to 575,435 upstream and 555,185 downstream.

Manchhar Lake level has also come down from 122.75 RL on Sept 12 to 122.50 RL on September 13. The water level at Dadu-Moro bridge has also shown a reduction from RL 130.4 to RL 126.9. At this the CM said that it was a good reduction of 3.5 RL.

The level of Amri Bridge has also come down from RL111.4 to 19.9 RL. Mr Shah said that the outflow from Manchhar to River has been recorded at 141,200 cuecs which was a good sign. It was pointed out that four cuts were given to LS Bund. As a result water level has reduced at Mehar and KN Shah by one foot and three feet respectively. The water level in MNV at RD-30 has also come down by...