Flood situation in DG Khan region and fear of more rains, police are high alert on the instructions of IG Punjab Faisal Shahkar, preemptive measures completed.
Additional IG South Punjab has dispatched 200 more and totally 1450 police officers and personnel from Multan to help the flood victims.
Police continues to inform people in low-lying areas in time and move them to safe places.
Police teams have so far rescued 10787 people and 4382 cattle from the flooded areas. Spokesperson Punjab Police
More than 500 police jawans are engaged in rescue activities at 25 river posts of the police. RPO Muhammad Salim.
Inspector General Police Punjab Faisal Shahkar has said that the police teams are actively participating in the relief activities in the flood-affected areas of South Punjab and besides bringing the flood victims to safe places, their property and livestock are also being rescued. IG Punjab directed the Additional IG South Punjab to personally monitor the relief work of the flood victims and review the relief activities by expediting the field visits of RPOs, DPOs. Spokesperson Punjab Police said that in view of the flood situation in DG Khan region and the fear of more rains, the Punjab Police is on high alert and the preliminary measures regarding the relief work have been completed. IG Punjab has directed the police to use all possible resources for the relief and rehabilitation of the flood victims and in this regard the Additional IG South Punjab has dispatched 200 more police officers and personnel from Multan to help the flood victims. Spokesperson Punjab Police said that police teams have so far shifted 10787 people from the flood affected areas to safe places while 4382 cattle have been rescued from the affected areas of DG Khan and Rajanpur. Spokesperson Punjab Police further said that more than 12660 packets of relief goods have been distributed among the flood victims.
According to the details, RPO DG Khan Muhammad Salim said that more than 1450 police personnel are participating in the relief activities in DG Khan and Rajanpur and the police are working to inform the people in the low-lying areas in time and move them to safe places. Police teams are present in sensitive areas across the region under the supervision of RPO DG Khan Muhammad Salim. RPO Muhammad Saleem said that on the orders of IG Punjab, all the river outposts are on high alert and more than 500 police personnel are engaged in rescue activities at 25 river outposts. RPO Muhammad Saleem said that all the officers and personnel of police are working day and night to help the victims and no effort will be spared in serving and protecting the citizens.
(Handout No. 423)
Osama Mehmood
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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