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Collapse of drain`s parapet submerges busy road

By Our Correspondent 2022-07-23
TOBA TEK SINGH: Because of Thursday night`s heavy rainfall in Faisalabad the parapet along the main drain on Satiana Road collapsed, with sewage spilling over onto the main road.

Following the collapse of the drain`s parapet, sewage mixed water accumulated on Satiana Road, disrupting the traf fic flow in different localities situated on the road.

Faisalabad Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) had to switch of f the sewage disposal stations No 31 and 32 to avoid further overflow from the drain. However, Wasa teams repaired the drain`s parapet after hectic efforts on Friday.Faisalabad Deputy Commissioner Lt-Col SuhailAshraf and Assistant Commissioner (AC) Sahibzada Muhammad Yousaf remained present on the site and supervised the parapet repairs and plugging work. An official claimed that af ter the completion of repair work, all sewage disposal stations were also made functional again.

TWO KILLED: Two persons were killed on Friday night in indiscriminate firing by their opponents in Chak 2-JB, Ram Dewali, in Faisalabad.

Nishatabad police SHO Muhammad Afzal said both groups had a litigation over a property dispute over which the Waqas group shot them the two of the rival party.When this report was filed, the irrigation department staffers, Rescue 1122 of ficials and the local farmers were making efforts to plug the breach.

KILLED: A man was killed during a crossfire between two groups over a minor exchange of harsh words at Chak 299/JB, Gojra.

Gojra City police said the firing took place between Umer and Khalid groups. As a result, a young boy of Khalid group,identified as Muhammad Wasim, was criticality wounded.

He was rushed to the GojraTehsilHeadquarters Hospital and the doctors referredhimtoFaisalabad Allied Hospital where succumbed to his injuries.

Gojra city police registered a case.