Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

working, critically impaired and compromised in its quality
and sensitivity. Fish ponds and agro-farms constructed in the
‘Katcha’ area, where soil and stones stored at various sites
were removed from the bunds, tend to contribute to erosion
in their heights and expose these to overtopping. To Mr.
Rajput, Tori Bund breach was one such case, not an
exception. He also opined that hill torrents flooded the
‘Kachhi’ canal that caused unprecedented devastations in
Balochistan.
d. The Secretary I and P Balochistan presented its case by deposing
that within the Province, almost 13 local rivers and hill torrents
generate frequent floods in and around their banks during SW
Monsoon in summer and NE monsoon seasons that brings winter
flood, mostly in Sibi and Makran coastal areas. Protective works
have been created to provide reasonable degree of protection to
people and cropped lands, though communication network is
affected. There is no protective bund on Indus River as it does not
pass through that province. Pre-flood SOPs for coordination and
operational mechanisms were in position with respect to irrigation
structures of the province. Though none of the flood protection
works within the province expected any major threat during 2010
floods, extensive damage was caused to the canal system due to
Tori Breach in Sindh that led to overflow and further breaches in
Shahi and Begari canals systems (under Guddu Barrage
command) including damages to roads and bridges, commencing
9 th August; Rajanpur hill torrents further added to that intensity;
many lives were lost and extensive property was destroyed or sub-
merged in Naseerabad Division, as Jaffarabad District was
completely inundated from unsuspected flows. Floods swept away
vast cropped areas leading to declaration of emergency on 14/ 15
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