Burglars Steal Critical Flood Monitoring Equipment from PMD Station in Rawalpindi

Burglars Steal Critical Flood Monitoring Equipment from PMD Station in Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi: In a brazen act of theft, burglars broke into the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) automatic water level gauging station in Rawalpindi, making off with essential equipment used for monitoring floods.

According to an FIR lodged by Usman Shahzad, an electronic engineer at the PMD, the stolen equipment includes batteries, a full assembly for float sensors, Arduino boards, GSM boards with mobile SIMs, a 12-volt solar plate, copper cable, and a steel box.

The theft is believed to have occurred near Katarian Bridge after midnight on July 18, with the last automatic SMS received at 12:47 AM, indicating the system’s last operational status.

Following the theft of the automatic water level gauging system, the relevant authorities have begun installing new equipment to restore flood monitoring capabilities in Rawalpindi.