Karachi, February 18, 2020 (PPI-OT):Mr. Faraz Dero Provincial Minister for Rehabilitation, Government of Sindh has expressed his heartfelt condolences upon death of Ten persons and several injured in Keamari due to spread-out of toxic gas a couple of days ago. The Provincial Minister has directed the Director General, Provincial Disaster Management Authority Sindh, Syed Salman Shah for rapid response in the affected areas by utilizing all available recourse and investigates the source of emission of toxic gas. Accordingly, the Director General PDMA, Sindh, Syed Salman Shah along with his team members Mr. Sanaullah Shah and Maqsood Hussain Soomro and Mobile Air Quality Testing Unit visited the affected areas late night.
The team has collected the air and soil samples from the affected areas late night. The team has collected the air and soil samples from the affected areas so that the nature, root cause and source of the toxic gas may be assessed. Director General, PDMA Sindh told that PDMA’s Emergency Operation Centre has been working round the clock to facilitate the affectless. Affectless can contact the helpline of PDMA Sindh on the following Numbers: 021-99332003-005, 021-35381810.
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