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- Sukkur mayor doubles down on report rain in metropolis.
- Says PMD has no genuine system put in in Sukkur.
- City admin’s rain guage system put in in each taluka, he says.
As the controversy over the “report breaking rain” in Sukkur deepens, Sindh authorities spokesperson and Sukkur Mayor Barrister Arsalan Islam Sheikh has expressed disappointment with the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), saying their information relies on what he referred to as observations.
The Sukkur mayor stated this in a video assertion issued on Monday after Sardar Sarfaraz, the chief meteorologist on the PMD, rejected his declare relating to the record-breaking rainfall on Sunday within the metropolis.
The mayor had claimed that Sukkur obtained 290mm rain in a single day which broke the “77-year report” of the town.
The PMD’s chief meteorologist, nonetheless, termed the declare “mistaken” and advised Geo News that “116mm of rain was recorded in Sukkur in 48 hours. Rohri close to Sukkur recorded 134mm rainfall.”
“I ask the meteorological division whether or not they have such a system in Sukkur that may precisely measure the rainfall within the metropolis?” Sheikh stated right now in response to the chief meteorologist.
He stated that the PMD’s information is sadly based mostly on statement, no genuine system is put in within the metropolis.
“If the PMD has any rain gauge system put in within the metropolis, please share it with us,” he added.
Sharing the PMD’s climate forecast for Sukkur within the month of July, the Sindh authorities spox stated that the division’s forecast didn’t come true even for a single day.
He additionally shared the PMD’s rain forecast for August, in keeping with which the town was predicted to obtain 53.5 mm. However, the rain state of affairs within the present month is seen to everyone, he famous.
Sheikh stated that listed here are 5 taluqas in district Sukkur and the provincial authorities had put in a rain gauge in every of the taluka the place rainfall is measured each three hours.
This information is launched to different departments together with the CM Portal, he added.
Meanwhile, Sindh Minister for Local Government Saeed Ghani additionally addressed the controversy earlier right now, saying that the federal government has its personal system in place to measure downpour in every taluka. However, he added, the PMD has towers in particular areas to measure rain.
Ghani backed the district administration’s declare, saying that 281mm rain was recorded in Sukkur metropolis. “Sukkur obtained 5 spells of torrential rains,” he stated.
