By FT Correspondent
Mandi Bahauddin–WASA carried out an extensive emergency drainage operation across Mandi Bahauddin after the city received 135mm of monsoon rainfall, ensuring the timely removal of rainwater from key areas.
According to MD WASA Ali Ahmed Chaudhry, seven machines, including two sucker machines, two jetter machines and three dewatering sets, along with 65 workers, remained engaged round the clock in the operation. Priority drainage work was carried out on Jail Road, College Chowk, Phalia Road, Thana Road, and Rasool Road, restoring traffic by quickly clearing accumulated rainwater.
He said the operation was conducted under the special instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Adeel Haider. WASA teams remain on high alert throughout the monsoon season, utilizing all available resources to ensure prompt drainage, protect lives and property, and restore normal civic life as quickly as possible.
