Let the floods flow
Earthquake 2015 update – 2
October 27, 2015Ten years on…
October 27, 2015Naseer Memon | August 23, 2015 | Published in The News.
The recent flood phenomenon merits a deeper dissection rather than a superficial mourning and condemnation.
The media remained preoccupied with frantic news coverage and discussion programmes on floods during recent weeks. The government took flak for its inability to take appropriate measures to mitigate the impact of the 2015 flood.
Peak flow in the Indus was around 700,000 cusecs yet more than 3,500 villages were affected in Sindh and Punjab afflicting a population of more than 1.3 million. Considering the design discharges of various barrages, the quantum of flow was much less than the critical threshold, yet large areas were inundated.
