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Wasa alert to cope with urban flooding

By APP
May 25, 2025
A representational image showing residents filling their cans with drinking water from a filtration plant. — AFP/File
A representational image showing residents filling their cans with drinking water from a filtration plant. — AFP/File

Rawalpindi: Managing Director (MD), Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Rawalpindi Muhammad Saleem Saturday visited various areas of the city to supervise drainage operation and performance of the teams deployed to remove rainwater in low-lying areas.

He informed that as much as 3 mm rainfall was recorded in Saidpur village, 13 mm in Golra, 6 mm in Bokra, 34 mm in PMD, 35 mm in Shamsabad and 9 mm in Kachehri area.

He further said that the 7.9-feet water level in Nullah Lai was recorded at Kattarian and 5.5 feet at Gawalmandi Bridge.