Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik has said that water pressure is still present in the Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers. It is likely that a large flood of water will reach Guddu and Sukkur barrages from September 4 to 5, where it can be at least 7 and a maximum of 1.1 million cusecs. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah says that we have to prepare for a super flood. If 900,000 cusecs or 1 million cusecs of Kachha come, the area will be submerged. We are in touch with the army. Guddu and Sukkur barrages have to be saved. 6 points are sensitive. The Sindh administration has prepared to empty the entire Kachha. According to details, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the protection of human life and livestock is the first priority, the protection of barrages is the second and keeping the rescue teams strong is the third priority. A strategy has been prepared to deal with superfloods of five to nine lakh cusecs. The water situation on the tributaries will become clear tonight. He was talking to media representatives on the occasion of a visit to Sukkur Barrage. The Sindh Chief Minister said that the water flow will be at its peak at any time of the night, we have to estimate how much water will pass, all the flood relays will come and gather at Panjnad, water from the Indus and Panjnad comes to Sindh, and the rains of Koh Sulaiman are also added. If the expected water reaches nine lakh cusecs, there are fears that more than 2 lakh families will be affected, 948 relief camps are being established, special surveillance of Qadirpur and Shankar dams has been tightened. Pakistan Navy, Army are helping, they are coming for rescue, they are ready to provide all kinds of help. The Sindh Chief Minister said that we have about 192 boats, we will also carry out rescue through private boats, Pakistan Navy rescue boat teams have reached the left and right banks.
Sindh may face super flood: DG NDMA
