Blessing or curse? Monsoon rain disrupts life in major cities
Heavy rain disrupted routine life in Karachi, sending low-lying areas inundated with accumulated rainwater.
First widespread monsoon rains over upper Punjab, including Lahore, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Gilgit Baltistan on Wednesday and Thursday proved a great relief against the extremely muggy weather the people braved during the first two days of Eid even though it carried with it problems like landsliding and flooding of low-lying areas.
Heavy rain disrupted routine life in Karachi, sending low-lying areas inundated with accumulated rainwater.
The first spell of the monsoon rains lashed the port city Wednesday evening and a large area of the city plunged into darkness as hundreds of feeders of K-Electric tripped.
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Jun 29, 2017 07:49pm
Perfect canoeing weather
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Jun 29, 2017 07:50pm
There is nothing as we can say that rain is disturbing our lifestyle. Rain is natural thing
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Jun 29, 2017 08:13pm
It is good that it rained for few minutes in Hyderabad after long time but no electricity for last two and half hour after rain.
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Jun 29, 2017 08:24pm
@Cyrus Khan
Have brain is natural, not using is not natural.
I do this for living,call the drainage Engineer,and check his work, it is definitely,some hanky panky,we in Florida has 6" rain like joke,it is in excess and almost every evening, there is some light rain, never puddle here, unless it overloads the surcharge, usually plan for 100 year event,but it drains well during that too in few hours it is clear, reason is Drainage Design Engineer is gone from job if it happens,so try this fire the drainage Engineer and replan drainage system
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Jun 29, 2017 08:37pm
As long as the sun shines there will be rains. Worrying thing is the manner in which they come! it used to be slow and steady rains would nourish the earth and were crucial in raising the water table. Lately its more like sudden flash flooding. Water runs off, creating havoc in the urban area especially.
One can argue climate change, but more its due to unbridled urban sprawl with very poor urban planning. Looking at the past couple of decades, future doesn't look any better either!
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Jun 29, 2017 09:01pm
Though rain is a natural thing which is beyond the control of mankind. However, it is the prime responsibility of the state to plan the sewerage system properly while constructing roads and streets in the cities. Karachi is adversely effected whenever rainfall started in monsoon season. Provincial and KMC totally fail in this regard because the rulers and the authorities have no concern over the difficulties of the public.
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Jun 29, 2017 09:48pm
@Muhammad Siddique same in every city in pak. a chronic problem
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Jun 30, 2017 12:47am
We need rain, more rain but we need our municipal department to be efficient and honest too. If not then privatise them immediately. They are there to ruin the cities. There are plenty of rains in other countries too but you wouldn't find any stagnant water around at all.
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Jun 30, 2017 01:32am
@Al Excellent reply. I am in Oregon and it rains here constantly for 6 plus months, almost daily and it does not impact the life at all. Looking at the streets of Pakistan during this rain really makes me cry. What have we done to ourselves? There is no accountability. The government is corrupt.
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Jun 30, 2017 02:38am
Drainage system is to establish is to far down the list after education and health and of course repair of those broke roads after rain….
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Jun 30, 2017 06:58am
Nice views. 70s views. The bikes from 70s.vintage pictures
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Jun 30, 2017 08:05am
Monsoon is blessing for entire Indian sub-continent , it become course due to poor drainage system.
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Jun 30, 2017 09:42am
All these things have happened in the past. We never learn from the past. Instead of being prepared for it & getting things done prior to the happening of such incidents.
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Jun 30, 2017 10:03am
Planting more trees can help to stabilise environmental issues.
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Jun 30, 2017 11:03am
Every year, EVERY YEAR, it is the same story over and OVER AGAIN. When will we hold our politicians responsible??
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Jun 30, 2017 12:46pm
Same situation in Delhi during Mansoon.
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Jun 30, 2017 09:05pm
I'm enjoying the pleasant weather to the fullest with my family.
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Jul 01, 2017 05:22am
plastic bags are the main villain....
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Jul 01, 2017 07:27am
Drainage System is from British era in Karachi, current politicians of Sind already ate 1000 Crores of Sind Budget so there is no money left for any improvement in Drainage, Hospitals, schools etc. and story will continue for next 1000 years, corrupt politicians will eat all development budget.
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Jul 01, 2017 10:17am
monsoon is a natural phenomenon, a must has to bear it for our well being
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Jul 01, 2017 10:59am
I'm from Mumbai and it rains daily in this season. No electricity cuts every.
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Jul 02, 2017 12:04am
Blessing if you have a small boat.
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