Sharjah: Sharjah City Municipality has mobilised 1,100 municipal workers, 580 water tankers and 180 mobile pumps as part of an extensive plan to tackle rainwater accumulation and respond swiftly to changing weather conditions across the emirate.
The preparations include 70 rainwater collection basins, the cleaning of 40,000 drainage openings and nine additional pumping stations, with a drainage capacity of up to 1,200 cubic metres per hour.
The measures are designed to speed up water removal, prevent flooding on roads and in residential areas, maintain smooth traffic flow and protect lives, property and infrastructure during periods of heavy rainfall.
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Obaid Saeed Al Tunaiji, Director-General of Sharjah City Municipality and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Rain Emergencies, said the municipality had completed its preparations and strengthened the readiness of field teams through comprehensive operational and emergency response plans.
Sharjah has been divided into five sectors, with a dedicated team assigned to each to ensure coverage of all areas and enable emergency crews to reach affected locations quickly. Teams will coordinate and provide mutual support according to weather conditions and operational requirements.
Preparations have also included maintaining and cleaning rainwater drainage networks, servicing pumping stations, expanding existing water collection basins and constructing additional ones in several…
