Syed Muhammad Qaseem:
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has imposed a ban on the construction of all waterways across the province. The ban would be intact for a month throughout the province, an official handout issued here on Sunday said.
The government has made this decision after flash floods unleashed by heavy rainfall washed away houses constructed on waterways across the province. “No encroachment on waterways”, Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Quddus Bizenjo said.
In most the cases, floods inflicted damage to people living on waterways in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan. Floods swept away 47 houses constructed on a waterway in Quetta’s Nawan Killi area. The government has instructed all administrative officials to make sure of the implementation of the order in this regard.
“No compromise over construction on waterways”, Chief Minister Bizenjo told reporters the other day. He said the entire administration has been directed to use all available resources to bring an end to the illegal construction and encroachment in Quetta and other districts.
In violation of rules, scores of people made settlements on waterways in Nawan Killi, Kharotabad, Sariab and Pashtoonabad areas of Quetta. Floods claimed precious human lives and inflicted financial damages of billions of rupees in Balochistan.
