Sutlej water surging at Islam Headworks, wreaks havoc in river belt

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 Sutlej River has been in excessive flood at Sulemanki Headworks, with 1,36,632 cusecs influx and outflow.

The floodwater within the river now reaching Vehari and has began surging at Islam Headworks with current water movement 94,000 cusecs.

The water officers have apprehended that the water movement may surge from medium to very excessive flood stage.

Floodwater launched from waterworks in India has drowned an unlimited space of Sutlej River belt breaking roads and short-term protecting dykes throughout the border in Pakistan.

Flooding has wreaked havoc within the area as 1000’s of acres farmland has drowned and crops destroyed in Kasur, Bahawalnagar, Okara, Pakpattan, Sahiwal and Vehari districts.

The realm has turn out to be a mammoth lake with water in all places to the restrict of the seen panorama and dozens of settlements submerged.

The river has been in medium flood at Head Ganda Singh Wala, in accordance with the Provincial Catastrophe Administration Authority.

An uncommon flooding in Sutlej River has wreaked havoc within the space destroying homes and standing crops on 1000’s of acres.

In Bahawalnagar over 60 villages land hyperlink has severed and folks ready for reduction from the federal government companies.

The administration together with rescue groups and native volunteers engaged in reduction operations and eight,561 stranded individuals have been transferred to safer locations.

The emergency companies on Wednesday stated that round 100,000 individuals have been evacuated from flooded villages in Punjab.

A number of hundred villages and 1000’s of acres of cropland within the central province have been inundated when the Sutlej River burst its banks on Sunday.

The pinnacle of Punjab’s authorities, Mohsin Naqvi, stated that monsoon rains had prompted authorities in India to launch extra reservoir water into the Sutlej River, inflicting flooding downstream on the Pakistani aspect of the border.

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