Hyderabad: 150 thousand people will require evacuation if flood hits

150 thousand people will require evacuation if flood hits Hyderabad while water-borne diseases could bring more damage. A meeting was held to discuss the flood situation, called by District Administration of Hyderabad where the Provincial Health Minister Dr. Sagheer Ahmed said that situation is quite problematic due to cessation of District Government. “Institutions will have to increase coordination”.
It was told in the meeting that in case of flood, 150 thousand residents of Qasim-abad and Latif-abad will require evacuation while water-borne diseases are also feared spread. “The situation will require at least 6 months to cope with”.
Several members of National and Provincial Assemblies and concerned officer also attended the meeting.