Solar panels blamed for 80pc damage caused by storms in Punjab

Lahore: The Director General of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has blamed solar panels for 80 percent of the damage caused by the recent storm in Punjab.

DG PDMA Punjab says that rains were definitely predicted, but not of this intensity. 110 people were injured in various incidents in Punjab.

He stated that 80 percent of the damage in the incidents in Punjab was due to the uprooting of solar panels, and the public is requested to install solar panels firmly.

He said that the temperature has increased by 1-2 degrees all over the world. In Pakistan, the temperature suddenly increases by 4-5 degrees, which causes a heat wave.

He added that strict measures will have to be taken to reduce the temperature, tree plantation, and urbanization will have to be controlled.

The DG Provincial Disaster Management Authority further said that arrangements have been made in every hospital in Punjab to prevent heatstroke.