Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

need for early expansion in the reservoir capacities with a sense of
urgency. If raising of loans was justified for any project, the on-
going brown ages dictate investment in this multidimensional sector
may be inferred from the scenario rather than peeling of the onions.
The unilateral propagation made a USA writer to observe that ‘not
only the message is the same in each case, ‘the arguments were
the same, the numbers were the same, and the phrases were the
same’ i.e. “no real issue, just Pakistani shenanigans”, needs
attention.
Pakistan Red Cross (PRC)
57. A government supported national level NGO that undertook relief
operations including medical cover during disaster situations especially for
people in distress. The PRC also supplemented health services in the public
sector. As no adverse view was noted about its operations, it was not called for
review of its operations.
SECTION-2
PROVINCIAL / TERRITORIAL ADMINISTRATIONS
58. Provincial Irrigation Departments / Drainage Authorities responsible,
firstly and mostly, for canal management and distribution of irrigation waters, and
for the maintenance and upkeep of flood embankments designed and erected to
ensure safe living and productive agriculture besides safety of barrages. For the
purpose these are required to undertake through timely planning, design,
construction and maintenance of extensive canal network and flood protection
works taking into account guidelines in the relevant “Flood Fighting Plans” and
the Bund Manual developed in the light of local and foreign experiences
regarding: A-Z of the entire networks. For the proper discharge of their
professional functions, the provincial staffs monitor and record provisional /
projected and actual flows at various barrages and specific sites along controlled
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