Islamabad: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a notice for heavy rainfall in several regions of Islamabad and Punjab between September 1 and 3.
According to the NDMA, more rainfall in flood-prone areas are anticipated to exacerbate the flood situation, while districts in northeast, central, and southern Punjab may be affected.
Floods are probable in Murree, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, and Mandi Bahauddin, Gujarat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Chiniot, Lahore, Sialkot, Narowal, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Bhakkar, Layyah, and Mianwali, DG Khan, Sahiwal, Multan, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, and at the Marala headworks.
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According to the NDMA, people should remain vigilant around low-lying regions and rivulets, while the general public and relevant agencies should take precautions, avoid low-lying and susceptible locations, and avoid going across rivers, bridges, and water-logged roads.
The NDMA urged the relevant authorities to take preventative steps to cope with potential dangers, and it stated that the local administration and agencies should maintain the appropriate apparatus available for drainage from low-lying regions.
According to the Flood Forecasting Division Lahore, a well-defined monsoon low is located across northwest Rajasthan, while a strong westerly wave trough sits over the country’s north.
It stated that “widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall,” along with torrential downpours, were expected at scattered locations over the upper catchments of the rivers Sutlej, Beas (upstream of Ganda Singh Wala), Ravi, and Chenab, as well as in Lahore, Gujranwala, and Gujarat divisions in the next three days.
According to PDMA sources, India has again released water from three major locations without telling Pakistan, increasing the risk of floods in Punjab.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has verified that further water flow from Salal Dam, Nangal Dam, and Harike Barrage is now occurring. As a result, a large surge is projected in the Chenab River downstream of the Salal Dam.
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