Lahore:
The flood waters of the Ravi river climbed on Wednesday in Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, immersing its courtyard and stopping the pilgrimage on one of the most sacred sites of Sikhism.
The visuals of the land showed that the marble stages of the sanctuary and the completely flooded court, while the flood waters were moving into the complex during the night. About 200 to 300 pilgrims were blocked in the Kartarpur corridor, the armed forces called to carry out rescue operations.
The managers of the Evacuee Trust properties commission confirmed that flood waters were infiltrated into the complex, reaching almost three feet in certain regions and forcing pilgrimages to a sudden stop.
The Punjab government had placed disaster management agencies on Tuesday, warning against “exceptionally high” flood risks as incessant rains of monsoon, glacial cast iron and water release from the combined Indian dams to inflate the Pakistani rivers.
Nearly 190,000 people have since been evacuated from flooded villages, military and rescue agencies rushing to protect communities along the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej.
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But the threat is not limited to Pakistan. On the other side of the border in the Gurdaspur district of India, the Punjab, the historic city of Dera Baba Nanak – which houses another Sikh Sacré sanctuary – would be in precarious conditions, with increasing river levels powered by continuous continuous precipitation in the upper basin areas, in particular the Himachal Pradesh and the India occupies Kashmir, Indian (Iiojk).
The city has immense religious importance. It is located directly opposite Kartarpur and linked to Pakistan by the Kartarpur corridor without visa. Since 2019, the corridor has allowed thousands of Indian pilgrims to visit the Narowal sanctuary, where Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, spent his last days.
For the moment, the central structure of Kartarpur remains safe because its raised platform has spared it by immediate damage.
River levels remain high
Water levels in the main rivers and tanks of Pakistan remain critically, the entries exceeding 1.2 million cuses, while flood waters continue to move downstream in punjab.
The authorities reported both large -scale evacuations and in -depth rescue efforts while the concerns were up to the safety of communities along the Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers.
According to the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), the Tarbela Indus river has recorded an influx of 240,000 brackets and outings of 245,400 CUSCS.
In Mangla on the Jhelum, Flow was 34,000 brackets and outings of 8,000 brackets. Chashma saw inputs of 326,600 brackets and outings of 329,000 brackets, while at the Marala head on the Chenab, the entries reached 107,500 cuses against 89,500 cuses.
