The Punjab Government has launched “Boots” clinics to provide medical care in flood affected areas, since great South Punjab stripes remain flooded after severe floods in the Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab rivers.
According to the Provincial Health Department, 968 mobile clinics and medical aid camps have been established. Punjab Prime Minister Maryam Nawaz told authorities to guarantee the best possible treatment for affected families, with an approach to women and children.
Free medical camps, vaccination units for newborns, nutritional detection for malnourished children and ambulance services for pregnant women in the help fields have been introduced.
Water levels continue to increase in the main rivers. In the head of Muhammad Wala in fine, more than 500,000 Cusecs are passing, exerting pressure on the Akbar flood embankment.
Army services, district administration and rescue remain on a maximum alert, while traffic on Muhammad Wala and Shershah roads has been suspended.
In Muzaffarh, more than 300 villages have submerged as flood waters swept by Rangpur, Jowana Bangla, Muradabad and the surrounding settlements.
Residents have been forced to move to relief camps. A similar devastation has been informed in Vehari, Uch Sharif, Bahawalpur and Ali Pur, where embankments have broken under the flow of heavy water.
The authorities have also issued a maximum alert in the Sidhnai head in the Ravi, where tickets have reached 141,790 Cusec, flooding 25 villages.
In the head of Islam and Ganda Singh Wala in the Sutlej, the water discharge has increased abruptly, immersing dozens of settlements.
SINDH CAUTION MEASURES
The Pakistan Army and the law enforcement agencies have intensified caution measures amid the flooding threat of flooding in Sindh, caused by heavy rains and water inputs from India.
Army troops have been deployed in vulnerable areas with the necessary equipment, while Pakistan Sindh rangers are providing security to the equipment of the irrigation department that work in embankment repairs.
Patrol and verification publications throughout the protective embankments have been intensified. The rangers, in collaboration with the Civil Administration, have also established a free medical camp for residents. Assistance to families that evacuate from the areas of Katcha is being provided.
NDMA flood warning
On Wednesday, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a high flood warning for the Chenab River, citing heavy rains in the upper basins and additional dams of dams.
According to the National Emergency Operation Center of NDMA (NEOC), the water flow in Marala Headworks was recorded at 548,237 Cusec, with projections that increased to 550,000 Cusec.
The flood wave is expected to reach Qadirabad around 3.00 am, Trimmu Headworks on September 8 with 330,000 Cusecs, Panjnad on September 11 with 264,000 Cusecs and Buddu Barge on September 13 with 217,000 Cusecs.
The NDMA has ordered the district administrations to implement immediate security and evacuation measures. Residents near Khanki, Qadirabad, Trimmu
