India’s Released Water From Pong, Bakhra Dams to Reach Pakistan in 48 Hours
LAHORE – A massive water stream released from India’s Pong and Bakhra dams is expected to enter Pakistan through the Sutlej River within the next 48 hours, irrigation authorities confirmed on Monday.
According to officials, India notified Pakistan about the release via its High Commission in Islamabad. The Sutlej has already been witnessing exceptionally high floods at Ganda Singh Wala Headworks for more than a month.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has issued a high alert to districts along the Sutlej, warning of potential flooding. “A high flood has also been reported at India’s Lower Harike and Lower Firozpur points,” the PDMA stated.
Districts at risk of inundation include Kasur, Okara, Bahawalnagar, Pakpattan, Vehari, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, Multan, and Muzaffargarh. Officials further reported that the Sutlej is in high flood at Head Sulemanki, while the Chenab is also experiencing high flood levels at Trimmu Headworks, with the flood wave expected to reach Multan by this evening.
At Rangpur, water levels in the Chenab continue to rise, with a joint flood flow of around 650,000 cusecs from the Ravi and Chenab anticipated to pass through the area.
Meanwhile, the Indus River is also carrying heavy floodwaters, which are expected to enter Sindh between September 6 and 7. Currently, the river is in low flood at Guddu, Sukkur, and Kotri barrages.
Addressing a press conference at the New Sindh Secretariat, the Sindh chief minister revealed that 1.077 million cusecs had recently passed Qadirabad Barrage, with major river flows converging at Panjnad before entering the Indus at Kot Mithan.
He added that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has forecast flows of 800,000 to 1.1 million cusecs at Guddu Barrage around September 5. “Anything above 900,000 cusecs is declared a super flood,” he warned.
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