LAHORE, MULTAN, BAHAWALPUR (Dunya News) – The River Chenab at Head Panjnad in Punjab is facing an extremely high-level flood situation, with water levels once again on the rise.
According to details issued by the Punjab Flood Forecasting Division, the water discharge at Head Panjnad has exceeded 668,000 cusecs and is moving towards Samka Chachran. It is noteworthy that over the past three days the outflow had been gradually decreasing, but since last night the water level has started rising again.
Similarly, in the River Indus at Taunsa Barrage, a flood wave of nearly 200,000 cusecs was also moving towards Samka Chachran. At Trimmu Barrage on the River Chenab, the outflow has decreased over the past three days. The latest situation shows that a wave of over 188,000 cusecs is heading from there towards Head Panjnad and onward to the Indus.
In the River Sutlej, high-level flooding continues at Ganda Singh Wala, where the water flow currently exceeds 182,000 cusecs. It should also be noted that India has been continuously releasing water into the Sutlej for the past three days.
Agricultural loss
Meanwhile, Punjab’s agricultural economy has suffered a severe blow as floods have affected 2.125 million acres of farmland. Cotton over 110,000 acres has been destroyed, nearly 971,000 acres of rice have been submerged, more than 186,000 acres of maize have been ruined, and sugarcane over 220,000 acres has been washed away.
Fodder crops on more than 405,000 acres have also been damaged, while vegetable crops covering over 115,000 acres have been destroyed.