Several parts of Punjab at risk as Sutlej swells with inflow from India
Pakistan
New Delhi issues urgent warning letter to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The authorities on Thursday warned that the water level in the Sutlej river was constantly rising as India releases 100,000 cusecs of water into the river.
New Delhi has issued an urgent warning letter to Pakistan. Around 100,000 cusecs of water has entered Pakistan via Ferozepur Barrage, according the letter which adds that another 190,000 cusecs is travelling towards Ferozepur from Harike Barrage.
The Kasur district administration has issued a warning for Ganda Singhwala as Sutlej river is in a low flood, a PDMA spokesman said.
A moderate to high-level flood is likely in Ganda Singhwala over the next 24 hours, the spokesman said, explaining that India was scheduled to release further water until Aug 20.
Districts of Okara, Kasur, Pakpattan, Bahawalnagar, Vehari, Lodhran, Multan and Bahawalpur are likely to be hit from the floods in Sutlej.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has predicted rain with strong winds and thunder in the country in the next 24 hours. It said the weather would remain hot and humid in most plain areas of the country, while there was a possibility of rain with strong winds and thunder in North-Eastern Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and adjacent hilly areas.
Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal, Murree and Galliyat may experience rain with strong winds and thunderstorms.
Heavy rain with thunderstorm has been predicted in Swat, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Peshawar and Kohat.
Hot and humid weather and dusty winds are likely to prevail in most parts of Sindh while Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are expected to remain partly cloudy apart from strong winds and thundershowers.
