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Indus River Flood Submerges Villages in Sehwan and Manjhand

Indus River Flood Submerges Villages in Sehwan and Manjhand

Floodwater has submerged low-lying areas of Sehwan and Manjhand and entered dozens of villages, forcing people to move from their homes.

The river’s water is seen on both sides of the railway track, and there are apprehensions that the water could affect the track.

Indus River has been in medium flood at Kotri Barrage as the water inflow reading has crossed above four lac to 4,07,214 cusecs while the outflow has been 3,80,159 cusecs.

The river’s water inflow at Guddu Barrage in upstream has been recorded as 2,01,487 cusecs while the outflow has been 1,72,224 cusecs, according to the barrage control room.

The water inflow and outflow at Sukkur Barrage have been recorded as 1,99,939 and 1,44,909 cusecs, respectively.

Indus, Chenab, and Ravi rivers water flows in Punjab have dropped to normal levels, while the Sutlej River has been in low flood at Ganda Singh Wala, Sulemanki, and Islam headworks, according to the FFD.

The water flow is going down in the Sutlej continuously, FFD said.

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