LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Wednesday issued an alert to all departments concerned as Meteorological Department forecast monsoon rains for upper catchment areas of Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab rivers.
The PDMA, in an alert issued here, said that the authority has informed that well marked monsoon low over central parts of Madhya Paradesh may affect the upper catchment of eastern rivers including Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab from Sept 17.
The water flows may increase in eastern rivers along with their associated nullah/tributaries from Sept 18. The water lever in the streams connected to rivers may soar, causing flood in the area.
The PDMA advised to shift the resident of most vulnerable areas to temporary relief camps/safer places as and when required.
The provincial authority asked health department to mobilize medical team for provision of first aid to the affecteees of urban flooding to avoid epidemic diseases and relevant department to ensure required dewatering sets machinery available timely to avoid urban flooding.
The PDMA also issued fresh details of the inflow and outflow of waters in Punjab rivers.
Last month also, authorities were on alert on Monday as India released another gush of floodwater in the Pakistani rivers, while the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned that the country was expected to receive “above average rainfall” during the ongoing monsoon season.
Officials from the Indus Water Commission of India informed their Pakistani counterparts that 170,000 cusecs water had been released into the Ravi after opening the spillway at Ujh Barage at 5:30pm. Pakistani officials said that the water was expected to enter the country by Monday midnight.
Rain /thunderstorm likely at isolated places
Rain/thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in north Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
Mainly hot and dry weather is likely to prevail over most plain areas of the country.
According to the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country.
Monsoon currents were likely to penetrate upper parts of the country during the next 24 to 48 hours.
During the last 24 hours, hot and humid weather prevailed over most parts of the country.
However, rain-thunderstorm occurred at isolated places in lower Sindh, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kasur.
The rainfall recorded during the period was Sindh: Mithi 41mm, Tharparkar (Islamkot 28, Diplo 27, Nagarparkar 05), Tando Jam 07, Thatta 05, Hyderabad 02, Badin 01, Punjab: Kasur 13, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Cherat 02, Peshawar and Kalam 01mm.
The highest maximum temperatures recorded during the period were Turbat 41 C, Lasbela and Nokkundi 40 C.
