Lahore:
Punjab is struggling with serious floods while implacable monsoon rains and water versions from the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej rivers at perilous levels, causing massive evacuations, emergency funding and the deployment of army units for rescue operations.
The Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) confirmed on Wednesday that high floods with exceptionally high floods were recorded in the main rivers. Water entries continue to increase, putting low districts at serious risks.
The director general of the PDMA, Irfan Ali Kathia, warned that a flow of 150,000 cuses (cubic feet per second) should go through Shahdara, while Kot Naina on the Ravi knew a flow of 230,000 cuses. In Jassar, a flow of more than 229,000 Cuses was reported.
The government has approved emergency funds for districts struck by floods and ordered immediate evacuations along the embankments of the deli.
The army, the Rangers, the 2122 rescue and the police were mobilized to support evacuations, deliver food and drugs and patrol vulnerable rural areas.
In Narowal, flood waters have entered the Kartarpur corridor, while Shakargarh, a breach in a protective embankment overwhelmed several colonies, forcing mass relocations.
Extremely high flood levels have been recorded in the Ravi Ravi in Kot Naina, Jassar and Shahdara, posing significant risks for districts and low motorways near the locality in Lahore.
In the Sutlej river, the flows in Ganda Singh Wala jumped between 196,000 and 245,000 Cuses, flooding dozens of villages in Kasur, Pakpattan and Bahawalnagar. Authorities have confirmed that more than 4,000 residents had been evacuated.
The Chenab river brought some of the heaviest volumes observed in recent years. At the head of Qadirabad, the water levels have reached 935,000 brackets, exceeding the capacity of the barrage of 800,000 brackets.
To protect the structure, engineers deliberately violated the protective dikes in Mandi Bahauddin and Ali Pure Chatha. Upstream at the head of Marala, flows of nearly 700,000 brackets were recorded. Sudden floods have swept smaller tributaries such as Nullah Dek in Sialkot, destroying bridges and cutting access to the road to several cities.
The provincial government has announced 2.18 billion rupees in emergency funds.
