“The upper catchments of the Sutlej are in Himachal Pradesh, in India. In this area, there are two dams which were filled prematurely due to high temperatures,” an NDMA official said during a televised briefing.
“Free-flooded water has flowed into the Beas and Sutlej rivers. The flow is over 100,000 cusecs along the Beas,” the briefing added. “There is a flow of 50,000-80,000 cusecs in the Beas heading towards Pakistan.
“At the hydraulic structure in Hariki, there is a flow of 300,000 cusecs. Water from here flows to Kasur and reaches Ganda Singh Wala,” the briefing added. “There is an exceptionally high flood in Ganda Singh Wala and a high flood in Sulemanki, which is why there is flooding in Pakpattan and Vehari.”
The NDMA added that there has been unusually heavy rain and high temperatures in the upper catchments of the Ravi River, which are in occupied Kashmir. The dams have filled and a free-flow flood of 100,000 cusecs is headed for Pakistan, the briefing stated.
“We are also expecting that on September 4, water from the Sutlej, Chenab, Ravi and Jhelum will gather at Panjnad, which is the region of Bahawalpur, Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh.”
The Multan deputy commissioner stated that there have been no outbreaks of cholera or gastroenteritis in the district. Continuing his briefing, the Multan DC said that teams of doctors are active at the 25 relief camps and around 28 field hospitals.
“Luckily, there have been no cases of cholera,” DC Sindhu told the Punjab chief minister. “There have been some mild skin conditions, some chest congestion, but people were treated with antibiotics.”
When asked by the Punjab CM if there had been any cases of gastroenteritis, the DC replied in the negative.
Over 200,000 people have been relocated from flood-affected areas in Punjab, according to a statement from Rescue 1122 spokesperson Farooq Ahmed. It added that the number of rescue boats has been increased from 800 to 1,500 operational boats across Punjab, considering the current flood situation.
The spokesperson said that flood rescue operations would be further improved after the addition of the boats.
“In total, more than 1.292 million people and 799,000 people are under the supervision of all institutions across Punjab. More than a thousand animals have been evacuated in advance,” he said.
The Multan DC further briefed the Punjab CM that 25 relief camps have been established in the district. Ïf I found a college, school or any other appropriate building, I established a camp there,“ said DC Sindhu. “This morning, I was told that 11,312 have had breakfast.
When asked by the chief minister, he added that baby formula and milk were also available in the camps. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif is receiving a briefing on rescue and relief operations in Multan.
During a visit to the area, she was informed by Deputy Commissioner Waseem Hamad Sindhu that the total number of evacuations was 364,000, while 320,000 large and small animals were rescued.
“No deaths of animals or livestock have been reported,” the DC said. “This is the biggest evacuation of humans and animals in Multan.”
Electricity restoration work is underway in flood-affected areas under power distribution companies, with many feeders and grid stations restored so far. In LESCO-controlled areas, which include Lahore, Okara, Sheikhupura, Kasur, and Nankana Sahib, 67 feeders were affected.while in MEPCO controlled areas like Multan, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan division more than 150 feeder were affected
Out of these, 31 feeders have now been fully restored, while another 36 are partially restored, APP said.In areas under FESCO’s control — Toba Tek Singh, Faisalabad, Chiniot, Jhang, Sargodha, Mianwali, and Dera Ismail Khan —18 feeders have been fully restored out of the 76 affected feeders.
President Asif Ali Zardari has held a detailed discussion with Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider regarding the devastating flood situation across the province, according to a statement from the PPP.
The governor briefed the president on the challenges faced by flood-affected communities, particularly in remote and cut-off areas. He also highlighted the relief efforts underway, noting that the Pakistan Red Crescent Society has expanded its services to almost every part of Punjab, including Lahore, Hafizabad, Kasur, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Narowal and Mandi Bahauddin.
He added that relief camps have already been set up and a water treatment plant is being established in Kartarpur to provide safe drinking water to locals.The NDMA has forecasted a low-pressure system entering Pakistan from India around September 6, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to Sindh.
“We are expecting rain in Tharparkar, Sajawal, Thatta, Badin and Mirpurkhas from September 6-10,” the authority said in its televised briefing. “We can expect torrential rain and thunderstorms.
Continuing its televised briefing, the NDMA urged citizens to stay away from settlements along riverbanks and in low-lying areas in the path of floodwater.
“The proximity of riverbeds is where the most damage is,” the official explained. “Take warnings from the media and the government seriously.” The authority’s briefing added that whenever an embankment is breached, people living in the vicinity are notified accordingly and encouraged to evacuate the area of the breach.
“Keep your property and livestock away from riverbeds and low-lying areas,” the official added. CM Maryam says her govt to help ‘rebuild affected families’, not only provide temporary relief
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has pledged that her government would not just provide “temporary relief” to those impacted by the floods but also make efforts to “rebuild the affected families to stand back on sustainable foundations through rehabilitation and health facilities”. PTI’s Salman Akram slams Punjab govt for ‘looking elsewhere’, foreign trips as people await help
PTI Secretary General Salman Akram has slammed the Punjab government for not providing adequate relief to flood-affected people in the province, displaced along with their cattle.
“Every government official is getting his photos taken at that one post, while the entire area covering thousands of acres is flooded.”
He added that people with their cattle were left without roofs and without any held.
“Our agriculture is our economy’s backbone,” he stressed, assailing the government for “looking elsewhere, making trips to Japan and making plans in Murree”.198,655 people heve so far been evacuated from riverbeds in Punjab
Over 3,300 villages have been impacted in Punjab due to flooding in the Ravi, Chenab, and Sutlej, Radio Pakistan reports, citing Punjab PDMA.Residents wade through a flooded road following monsoon rains and rising water levels of the Chenab River, in Jand Wala village, Chiniot district . The death toll from floods in Punjab has risen to 43, as per a statement by the Punjab relief commissioner Nabeel Javed, state-run Radio Pakistan reports.
According to the relief commissioner, 3.36 million people have been impacted by the recent floods in Punjab, while another 1.29m were rescued and shifted to safety.
He said that over 400 relief and medical camps have been set up in the flood-affected areas, along with 385 veterinary camps. Javed added that nearly 800,000 animals have been evacuated as well.
Precautionary measures are underway in flood-affected areas against a possible Dengue outbreak, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reports.
“Sanitary inspectors and CDC supervisors were playing an active role by conducting surveillance, spraying, and awareness campaigns at homes, streets, and public places to protect citizens from dengue mosquitoes,” APP quoted spokesperson Punjab Health Department as saying.
