Punjab Braces for Heavy Monsoon Rains Says PDMA and NDMA
Rainfall Update in Punjab
A spokesman from the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) shared an update about the pre-monsoon rains in Punjab.
He said that the Lahore airport area got 37mm of rain, while the rest of Lahore received only 4mm.
Other rainfall amounts were:
Noorpur Thall: 29mm
Rawalpindi: 14mm
Gujranwala: 28mm
Sialkot: 11mm
Mianwali: 10mm
Hafizabad: 9mm
Sargodha: 5mm
Jhang: 4mm
Joharabad, Gujrat, Kasur: 1mm each
Light rain also fell in Faisalabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sheikhupura, and Narowal.
This spell of pre-monsoon rain is expected to continue until today, June 23.
More rain is expected in cities like Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Multan, Bahawalpur, Sargodha, and Sahiwal, said PDMA.
More Rain Than Usual This Year
Last month, during a Senate meeting, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) warned that Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and other areas would receive more rain than usual this monsoon season.
An NDMA official told the Senate’s Climate Change Committee that Pakistan loses around 4 billion dollars every year due to climate change.
He said this year, monsoon rains (from June 30 to September 15) will be heavier than normal.
Expected rainfall increases by region:
KP: 15% to 30% more rain
Punjab: 50% to 60% more rain
Balochistan: 70% to 80% more rain than normal
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