Settlers around Sutlej told to stay alert
Met Office alerted Kasur district administration to remain prepared for a possible flood in case India releases water.
The Met Office on Tuesday alerted Kasur district administration to remain prepared for a possible flood in case India releases water in the river.
Following this, the administration issued warnings to the settlements in the river bed and along its banks.
Malik Jahanzeb, the district coordination officer (DCO), said that the situation was normal and there was no immediate flood threat unless India opened its Harikey Headworks and released water into the river.
A water flow of up to 200,000 cusecs would not pose a threat to the low-lying areas, the DCO said. Beyond that, he said, some areas including Chanda Singhwala, Dhoop Sarri, Sagjra, Masteyki, Doona and Chaant may need evacuation.
The water in the three dams of Indian Punjab – Bhagra, Pong and Ranjeer – has reached the maximum level. India may release water into River Sutlej if it continues to increase.
Muzaffargarh:
The water level in the flood-hit areas of Muzaffargarh has begun to fall. The current flow of water at Taunsa is 396,000 cusecs. The flood torrents that caused destruction in the Khangarh, Rohianwali and Shehe Sultan areas have now begun to recede. The situation has improved after a dyke on River Indus near Shehr Sultan was broken to release water into River Chenab. The water level at Chashma Barrage is 358,000 cusecs while in Kalabagh the it has come down to 332,576 cusecs. Dozens of people are still stranded in Sherwala village of Shehr Sultan.
Rahim Yar Khan:
Besides devastating the Kharif crop, which was ready for harvest, the floods have also washed away the farmers savings and raw materials required to cultivate the rabbi crop, The Express Tribune has learnt.Jam Saqlain, a farmer in Moza Ahsanpur, said that his cotton and sugarcane crop on 50-a
cres of land got destroyed by the floods. He said that the maintenance of one-acre crop cost from Rs40, 000 to Rs50, 000 which had all been to waste due to the floods.
What was more worrying, he said, was that he lost all wheat seeds and fertilizer stocked up for the rabbi season.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2010.
Following this, the administration issued warnings to the settlements in the river bed and along its banks.
Malik Jahanzeb, the district coordination officer (DCO), said that the situation was normal and there was no immediate flood threat unless India opened its Harikey Headworks and released water into the river.
A water flow of up to 200,000 cusecs would not pose a threat to the low-lying areas, the DCO said. Beyond that, he said, some areas including Chanda Singhwala, Dhoop Sarri, Sagjra, Masteyki, Doona and Chaant may need evacuation.
The water in the three dams of Indian Punjab – Bhagra, Pong and Ranjeer – has reached the maximum level. India may release water into River Sutlej if it continues to increase.
Muzaffargarh:
The water level in the flood-hit areas of Muzaffargarh has begun to fall. The current flow of water at Taunsa is 396,000 cusecs. The flood torrents that caused destruction in the Khangarh, Rohianwali and Shehe Sultan areas have now begun to recede. The situation has improved after a dyke on River Indus near Shehr Sultan was broken to release water into River Chenab. The water level at Chashma Barrage is 358,000 cusecs while in Kalabagh the it has come down to 332,576 cusecs. Dozens of people are still stranded in Sherwala village of Shehr Sultan.
Rahim Yar Khan:
Besides devastating the Kharif crop, which was ready for harvest, the floods have also washed away the farmers savings and raw materials required to cultivate the rabbi crop, The Express Tribune has learnt.Jam Saqlain, a farmer in Moza Ahsanpur, said that his cotton and sugarcane crop on 50-a
cres of land got destroyed by the floods. He said that the maintenance of one-acre crop cost from Rs40, 000 to Rs50, 000 which had all been to waste due to the floods.
What was more worrying, he said, was that he lost all wheat seeds and fertilizer stocked up for the rabbi season.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2010.