ISLAMABAD: Rains in upper parts of Pakistan have swelled rivers in the eastern Punjab province, disaster authorities said on Friday, amid a high flood situation at Trimmu and Panjnad headworks.
Monsoon floods have killed 46 people, displaced 1.8 million and inundated 1.3 million acres of agricultural land in the country’s breadbasket province of Punjab over the last two weeks, with another 3.9 million people affected, official data shows.
Following rains in upper parts, the water flow in Chenab remains 115,000 cusecs at Marala, 205,000 at Khanki and 266,000 cusecs at Qadirabad. The river flow is the highest at Trimmu at 331,000 cusecs, according to the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
Ravi is flowing at 73,000 cusecs at Jassar, 112,000 at Shahdara, 122,000 at Sidhnai and 144,000 cusecs at Balloki. The flow in Sutlej is recorded at 319,000 cusecs at Ganda Singh Wala in Kasur, 142,000 at Sulemanki and 310,000 cusecs at the Panjnad headworks in Bahawalpur.
“Monsoon rains are predicted in most districts of Punjab till September 9,” the PDMA said on Friday. “Citizens should take precautionary measures and never go near rivers for recreational activities. Refrain from fishing and other activities in rivers.”
