{"id":16523,"date":"2023-05-23T23:18:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T18:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=16523"},"modified":"2023-05-23T23:18:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T18:18:10","slug":"preparations-underway-in-lahore-for-managing-monsoon-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/preparations-underway-in-lahore-for-managing-monsoon-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparations Underway in Lahore for Managing Monsoon Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: To effectively assess rainfall intensity and manage wastewater during the upcoming monsoon season, 16 rain-measuring gauges have been installed at various locations across the Lahore district.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative was announced during a meeting held to review monsoon arrangements, which was chaired by Lahore Commissioner\/LDA DG Muhammad Ali Randhawa.<\/p>\n<p>Officials briefed the commissioner about the monsoon preparations, stating that emergency camps will be set up at 19 vulnerable points in the city.<\/p>\n<p>The monsoon season is expected to span from July 1 to September 30 in Lahore. They further informed that Wasa (Water and Sanitation Agency) has completed the desilting process for 2,618 out of the total 3,000 km of sewer lines.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Commissioner Randhawa emphasized the need for comprehensive arrangements to handle the monsoon season.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/heres-some-useful-home-care-advice-for-monsoon-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u089eaaab64f957993c8c613dc92f1d74\"><style> .u089eaaab64f957993c8c613dc92f1d74 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u089eaaab64f957993c8c613dc92f1d74:active, .u089eaaab64f957993c8c613dc92f1d74:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u089eaaab64f957993c8c613dc92f1d74 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u089eaaab64f957993c8c613dc92f1d74 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u089eaaab64f957993c8c613dc92f1d74 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u089eaaab64f957993c8c613dc92f1d74:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Here's Some Useful\u00a0Home\u00a0Care\u00a0Advice\u00a0for\u00a0Monsoon\u00a0Season<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>He directed Wasa to install gratings in all areas of the city and formed a joint committee comprising Wasa, LWMC (Lahore Waste Management Company), MCL (Metropolitan Corporation Lahore), and district administration to ensure the timely completion of desilting for all drains and major sewer lines.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner also called for a special cleaning drive under all bridges before the monsoon, with penalties imposed on those who dispose of garbage in drains.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate meeting with a delegation from the Bank of Punjab, Commissioner Randhawa discussed the potential for revenue generation through collaboration with the banking and corporate sectors.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between LDA (Lahore Development Authority) and BoP to explore various investment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: DAWN<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: To effectively assess rainfall intensity and manage wastewater during the upcoming monsoon season, 16 rain-measuring gauges have been installed at various locations across the Lahore district. This initiative was announced during a meeting held to review monsoon arrangements, which was chaired by Lahore Commissioner\/LDA DG Muhammad Ali Randhawa. Officials briefed the commissioner about the monsoon preparations, stating that emergency camps will be set up at 19 vulnerable points in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-1-1.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-1-1.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-1-1.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Preparations Underway in Lahore for Managing Monsoon Season","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=16523","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}