LAHORE: After release of water Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab, India has also released water into the Jhelum River putting at risk Sialkot, Lahore and Khushab is in danger.
According to details, India has also released water into the Jhelum River. The water level in the Jhelum River is continuously rising and there is low-level flooding in the river. A large stream of flood water released from the Uri Dam into the Jhelum River is passing through Muzaffarabad for two miles. The SDMA has said that if this water coming into the Jhelum River cannot be stored in the Mangla Dam, the situation in the Chenab River may become more serious. If India releases more water into the Jhelum River, cities and villages near the Jhelum River in Pakistan, along with Azad Kashmir, may also be at risk of flooding.
Record-breaking flood at Head Baloki in Lahore. Several suburban settlements of Lahore are still under water. Death toll has risen to 25A while 1.5 million citizens evacuated. Citizens in Kasur are forced to take shelter on rooftops. The situation in Multan is also dangerous. Water has entered houses in Sialkot as Sialkot airport is closed.
The water level has also risen in Chiniot and 1,769 villages across Punjab have been submerged. Livestock has also been severely damaged. A crack was made on the Jhang-Chand railway embankment and 100,000 to 1.500,000 cusecs of water out of the 496,000 cusecs of water passing through Jhang Bridge was diverted and 25 to 30 villages were saved by diverting the flood flood.
Flooding in Ganda Singhwala on the Sutlej River has reached its highest level in the last three decades. The NDMA has issued a warning of the risk of severe flood conditions in the lower Indus River due to the severe flood situation in the three eastern rivers. Lowland and riverine areas are at risk.
There is a risk of overflow, dam failure and areas being submerged. The NDMA has forecast heavy rains in the flood-affected areas of Gujranwala, Lahore and Gujrat divisions during the next 12 to 18 hours. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz remained active for the second day as well. She visited Sialkot and Wazirabad to personally assess the flood situation.
According to the Punjab Disaster Management Authority, more than 1.46 million people have been affected by severe flooding in the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej rivers and 1,692 villages have been submerged. The PDMA says that 25 deaths have been reported in Punjab due to floods so far and it is feared that the number of victims will increase further. Punjab is on high alert until this water enters Sindh and the Sindh government has already been informed. So far, more than 265,000 people have been shifted to safer places. The report said that 991 villages were submerged in the Chenab, while 395 in Sialkot, 127 in Jhang, 124 in Multan, 48 in Chiniot, 66 in Gujrat, 51 in Khanewal, 45 in Hafizabad, 41 in Sargodha, 35 in Mandi Bahauddin and 19 villages in Wazirabad were affected. Due to the release of water by India and heavy rains, the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej rivers overflowed, causing floods in Punjab, many districts were submerged and standing crops were destroyed, while livestock were killed in the floods.
According to PDMA Punjab, a crack was made near the Rawaz Bridge in view of the flood in the Chenab River to save Jhang city. The suburban area of Mohlanwal was also submerged, and water entered several housing societies. Deputy Commissioner Lahore Musa Raza says that this water in the Ravi River Currently, a flood of 211,000 cusecs is flowing, and the water flow will further decrease in the next 10 hours.
On the other hand, due to the overflowing of the Ravi, many villages around Lahore were submerged, while water also entered some suburban areas. Safe evacuation has been completed from Theme Park, Mohlanwal, Mureedwal, Farrukhabad, Shafiqabad, Afghan Colony, New Matter City and Chohang area. According to PDMA Punjab, a large flood in the Chenab River is moving towards Chiniot, Jhang and Trimon.
The water flow at Marala of the Chenab River was recorded at 116,000 cusecs and the water flow at Khanki Head Works was 184,000 cusecs. The water flow at Qadirabad was 185,000 cusecs. A large flood wave is passing over Chiniot Bridge. The flow of water at Chiniot Bridge in the Chenab River is 855,000 cusecs. The flow of water at Blocki Headworks is 164,000 cusecs and is increasing.
The flow of water at Ganda Singh Wala in the Sutlej is 333,000 cusecs and the flow is increasing. Provincial Disaster Management Authority Director General Irfan Ali Kathia has said that 80,000 cusecs of water is continuously coming from Madhupur Headworks from India, which will pass through Lahore Shahdara and then reach Chiniot and then Rewaz Bridge. According to the DG PDMA, more than 200,000 cusecs of water has been flowing in the Sutlej River near Kasur for the last four days, due to which the situation at Sulemanki is becoming dangerous.
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