The Punjab government has approved a grant of one billion rupees for monsoon arrangements, 24NewsHD TV Channel reported on Monday.

According to the report, the monsoon grant was approved for all the province's Water and Sanitation Agencies (WASAs) including Lahore.

The channel reported that this grant will be spent on machinery, petrol, and other preparations before the monsoon.

As per the report, the Punjab government approved this grant based on the recommendations of the Housing Department.

Yesterday, the Sindh government also issued a monsoon alert and ordered the officers of all departments to be on high alert.

Provincial Minister for Rehabilitation Makhdoom Mehboob Ul Zamaan said protecting the lives of people was one of the priorities of the Sindh government.

The provincial minister said he would visit various parts of Sindh, and negligent officers would be dealt with an iron hand.