Nine KP districts declared high risk for monsoons

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in consultation with all stakeholders, including district administration, provincial and federal line departments and development partners has developed monsoon contingency plan 2021.

According to the plan, nine districts of the province are considered high-risk districts during the coming monsoon. The districts are Charrsada, Dera Ismail Khan, Shangla, Upper Dir, Nowshera, Swat, Upper Chitral and Lower Chitral.

Director (Disaster Risk Management) PDMA, Zuhra Nigar said the PDMA had installed flood Early Warning System (EWS) in the upper catchment areas on seven telemetry station established at Swat River at Khawaza Khela, River Swat on Chakdara Bridge, at Panjkora River at Jabalot Bridge Unkor UC Bibyawar, Upper Dir, Munda Head Works, Abazai, Kalpani River, Mardan Ring Road Bridge, rivers/Nallahs to monitor the water level and generate early warning intimation in order to protect the human lives.