Floods in Sutlej, dams breached, many villages under water, schools closed
Islamabad, Lahore, Okara, Kasur, Pakpattan (from our reporter, from our city reporter, monitoring desk, news agencies) Due to the release of water by India, the protective dams were broken at some places due to the extremely high level of flood in the river Sutlej. .
Due to which several villages were submerged, hundreds of acres of ready crops were destroyed, government schools were closed in different areas of Arifwala for the second time, flood relief camps were established in the closed schools, while Pakistan Army aid for the flood victims of Kasur. Activities are going on, on the other hand, there is a possibility that low-lying areas will be flooded due to heavy rains in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gujranwala and Lahore from 23rd to 26th August.
According to the details, due to the arrival of flood relay in Sutlej River, safety dams were broken at several places, due to which the land connection of many villages was cut off, the residents of the area are forced to relocate under their own help. In view of the floods in Arifwala, the government schools in different areas have been closed till the second. A large water channel in the Sutlej has entered the limits of Headslimanki, which has affected hundreds of settlements in Dipalpur, thousands of acres of crops have been destroyed. While the water level at Ganda Singh in Kasur has risen to 23 feet and the flow has reached 278 thousand cusecs.
Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa has said that 23 thousand 764 people have been rescued and shifted to safe places from the flood affected areas of Sutlej River, 16 thousand animals have also been shifted to safe places. In the flood-affected areas of Kasur, Ganda Singhwala, Dhap Suri, Attari, Ghati Kalingar, Ulake, Jumawala, Kamalpura, Bakarke and Najabat, the process of evacuation of thousands of people from the flood and shifting them to safe places is going on. About 16 tons of free ration has been distributed among the affected families. A 14-year-old boy, Nabil, drowned in the Ravi river and the rescue workers took out the body and handed it over to the police.
Deputy Commissioner Jhelum Captain (Rtd) Samiullah Farooq visited the bank of river Jhelum yesterday. He said that the capacity of water in Mangala Dam is almost complete, as much water as is coming into the dam is being released into the river, but there is no danger of flooding in the river Jhelum. On the other hand, according to the Meteorological Department, from today (evening/night), monsoon winds from the Arabian Sea will enter the upper regions of the country, due to which there will be heavy/torrential rains in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gujranwala and Lahore from 23rd to 26th August. Due to this, there is a risk of inundation of the low-lying areas.
