Cyclone Tauktae may cause up to 80mm of rainfall in Karachi
Karachi
May 16, 2021
A meeting held at the Chief Minister House on Saturday to discuss the cyclone emergency was told that starting Tuesday, Karachi may experience dust storms, thunderstorms and gusty winds.
Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah has declared an emergency in all the districts located along the coastal belt to take precautionary measures for meeting any untoward situation, and ordered the removal of all the billboards in Karachi as a precautionary measure.
“Emergency should be declared in all the districts along the coastal belt of Sindh, while a control room should be established at the chief secretary’s office to maintain close coordination with all the districts in respect of their requirements and for issuing them necessary instructions on behalf of the government.”
SMBR gives insight into BoR reforms
National
LAHORE: The Punjab Board of Revenue has decided to restore old land revenue system to the province.
Tehsildar, Patwar, Lambardar and Chowkidar system will be restored by the Board of Revenue with the help of modern technology.
Institution of Lambardars in Punjab province would be revitalized as Lambradar has important place in rural areas.
According to Babar Hayyat Tarar, Senior Member of Board of Revenue, the number of teachers in government schools, attendance of teachers, details of child labour will be recorded online at Patwar and Tehsildar levels. He said that data about all family members, including men, women and children, will also be available online portal of revenue.
‘Govt to increase vaccination centres’
Health minister says expansion will help achieve target of immunizing 80,000 citizens daily
APP
May 02, 2021
LAHORE:
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that the government was increasing the number of vaccination centres in Punjab to achieve the target to vaccinate 80,000 people daily in the province.
Chairing a meeting at Civil Secretariat to review the emerging coronavirus situation, initiative to increase vaccination centers, boosting health facilities at public sector hospitals for Covid-19 patients and ancillary areas on Saturday, she added that the provincial health department was ensuring uninterrupted supply of oxygen in the province.
Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat, Senior Member Board of Revenue, Additional chief secretary, Additional chief secretary (Home) and senior military and civil officials were present in the meeting while Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bukht joined via video link.
Most of the Punjab Cabinet members have proposed that the provincial government must go ahead to impose lockdown in the cities facing high coronavirus rate. INP/File
LAHORE: Most of the Punjab Cabinet members have proposed that the provincial government must go ahead to impose lockdown in the cities facing high coronavirus rate.
As many as 2,100 coronavirus deaths and 85,900 new positive cases have been reported during the past one month. Lahore alone is facing 22.7 per cent positivity rate at present. Twenty-three districts are reporting over 8pc infection rate in Punjab.
However, the cabinet in its 43rd meeting at chief minister’s secretariat on Thursday did not immediately decide to propose lockdown in select cities to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).
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