The authorities of the finen district suspended traffic in Chief Muhammad Wala on Tuesday in a precautionary measure against the imminent flood threat.
The authorities may be forced to violate the head for security if the pressure continues to increase, said Finen Commissioner Aamir Karim Khan. Chenab’s greatest flood wave is expected to pass through the Trimmu head will reach tonight, while water levels in Sidhnai head are rapidly increasing, threatening Pir Mahal and Khanewal.
At present, the water meter in the head Muhammad Wala is in 408 feet, with the critical level of 417 feet. The Technical Committee will decide on violating Chief Muhammad Wala based on the speed and intensity of the flood wave, among other factors.
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Until now, 550,000 people have been evacuated from areas affected by the floods of the district, and more than 500,000 cattle have moved to safer places. Around 90 flood relief camps are completely operational throughout the district.
More than 1,100 police personnel and officers are in service to guarantee the safe evacuation of the affected residents. A large police contingent participates in flood relief operations in 138 locations within the fine district.
Fine faces flood threats of two Punjab rivers, with approximately 500,000 Cusecs of Chenab and 125,000 Cusecs of the expected Ravi for tonight. The authorities are working all day to avoid important structural damage in fine. A violation will only be considered whether structural integrity is compromised.
District commissioners have received instructions to organize broad fodder and improve the fodder supply for cattle. The medical teams of the Nishtar and Sargodha hospitals unfold in the field to address possible epidemics once the water goes back.
Water levels in the Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab rivers have reached dangerous heights after heavy monsoon rains through Punjab and the release of additional water from India in the Eastern rivers of Pakistan.
The general director of Punjab of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Irfan Ali, declared that the next four or six hours are critical as India continues to release water.
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According to the flood forecast division, more than 350,000 cusecs of water are passing through Ganda Singh Wala in the Sutlej, the highest level recorded since 1955, while the flow of water in the trimmu head in the Chenab has exceeded 516,000 Cusecs.
In the next 24 hours, there is the risk of urban floods in Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sahiwal, Finen, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur.
PDMA PUNJAB has issued an extremely high level warning for Chenab and Sutlej rivers. Between September 4 and 5, a high -level flood situation is expected in Panjnad on the Chenab River.
The Department of Meteorology of Pakistan (PMD) warned about additional increases in river pressure in the next few days, which increases the concerns of a possible “super flood” in Sindh.
According to the PDMA DG, more than one million people have been transferred to safer areas, while at least 41 people have lost their lives since August 26.
