Pakistan: Cement supplies disrupted by floods

Restoration of roads crucial to recovery.

{reg} Pakistan 's cement supplies have been disrupted due to excessive flooding in Punjab , Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and parts of Sindh.

According to a report by the Express Tribune, General Secretary Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, Brigadier Niazi said that supply lines for the transportation of raw materials as well as shipment of finished goods have been severely affected even though there were no major damages on cement manufacturing plants.

ÔÇ£Dera Ghazi Khan has been completely cut off from the rest of the country,ÔÇØ Niazi said. ÔÇ£This has left Dera Ghazi Khan Cement Company unable to transport materials from their facilities,ÔÇØ he pointed out while explaining the extent of the disturbance.ÔÇØ

According to the Express Tribune report, other cement manufacturers including Nizampur, Kohat, Cherat and Lucky are unable to access road and rail routes for freight transport. Niazi also revealed that the factories of Maple Leaf Cement and Kohat Cement have been inundated.