Sutlej River runs in low flood: FFC report

Report says all other rivers in the country were flowing normal

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) on Saturday said all the main rivers in the country, except the Sutlej, were flowing normal.

The River Sutlej was running in low flood with rising trend at Islam Headworks, the FFC daily report said.

Tarbela Dam was continuing to maintain maximum conservation level of 1,550 feet since August 20, whereas Mangla Dam was at an elevation of 1,220 feet ie 22 feet below its maximum conservation level of 1,242 feet, the report added.

Friday’s monsoon low continued to prevail over Odisha (India). The westerly wave earlier over northern Afghanistan lay over northeastern Afghanistan. Seasonal low still persisted over western Balochistan. Weak moist currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal were penetrating into sub-mountainous areas of Punjab and Kashmir up to 3,000 feet.

Under the influence of prevailing weather system, scattered thunderstorm/rain with one or two heavy falls were expected over the upper catchments of all major rivers, including Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and DG Khan divisions during the next 24 hours.

Isolated thunderstorm/rain might also occur over Punjab (Sargodha, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Bahawalpur Divisions), Khyber -Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Hazara & DI Khan divisions), besides over southeastern Sindh and coastal Balochistan during the same period.

Moderate flooding was expected in the hill torrents of DG Khan Division during the next 24-48 hours.