India releases water in Chenab, Ravi

ISLAMABAD: The Rivers Chenab and Ravi were flowing at a lower level flood at many places on Saturday as India had released water in the two rivers causing flood in the areas adjacent to these rivers. Six people were killed in different parts of the country due to the heavy downpour and floods.
Moreover, heavy rainfall in parts of country led to a flood situation in different rivers prompting the Irrigation Department to issue a flood warning, a private TV channel reported.
Though downpours in different cities reduced the intensity of the hot weather, it led to the danger of floods as the water level rose in most of the rivers especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
According to the Irrigation Department, a mid-level flood is being observed in River Kabul at Udezai, Warsak, Kalyani and Baghdada.
A low-level flood is being witnessed in River Swat at Tarbela, while a similar situation is being observed at Sardyab and Shah Alam in Peshawar.
However, the water level is normal at the Sukkur Barrage on the River Indus, from where it will reach Guddu transforming into a minor flood.
The Irrigation Department said that the River Chenab was flowing in lower flood at Gujranwala as it issued flood warning for the River Indus and Chenab.
Several villages had been inundated in the Narowal and Shakargarh areas claiming two lives while as many as 17 villages in Gujranwala district had been given flood alerts due to monsoon downpours.
Monsoon downpours flooded canals and rivers across the country. More than 12 villages including Jabokay, Suhwal, Hassan Bhatian, Nadala and Budha Turg, are inundated due to high-level flood in Nullah Dek in the Narowal area. At least six villages lost road connections to other parts. However, rescue operations are ongoing to evacuate the people.
At least a 20-feet wide breach in Nullah Dek’s levee inundated hundreds of acres of land near Zafarwal. Two tractors were lost to the flood. As many as two youths lost their lives to flood in Nullah Bai near Noorkot. However, one body had been found until the filing of this report.
On the other hand, the Gujranwala district administration has given warnings to at least 17 villages located on the Chenab banks as water level in the river is rising.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has given a forecast of increased rains in the coming two days.
Meanwhile, as many as four people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), say media reports.
According to Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), three people died in Karak and one in Mardan. Moreover 13 homes in Karak were partially affected by the rain. The PDMA said that aid would be given to affected people after a final report.
On the other hand, monsoon rains have started in several cities of the country. According to the Met Office during the last 12 hours two millimeters of rain had lashed Peshawar which would continue for the next two days.
Rain was also expected in other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Meanwhile, heavy rains played havoc in Nasirabad razing hundreds of kutcha houses to the ground. Ten people were also injured. Normal life was paralysed.
According to details, heavy rains lashed parts of Nasirabad including Dera Murad Jamali, Chattar, Phuleji, Manjho Shori, Tamboo, Khan Kot, Bakhtiarabad, Notal, Landhi, Sikandarabad, Manjhoti, Hameedabad, Mir Hassan, Bhag Nari and other areas. Owing to rains low-lying areas were submerged.
Rain water flooded Dera Murad Jamali and people were confined to their homes. Several villages were dislocated due to the rain water. Heavy rains also broke electricity wires and there were long power breakdowns.
Rain water entered Qaboola Wah and there was high flood. There were reports of the sinking of several parts of Tamboo. People had started shifting to safer places.