LAHORE: Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered to timely evacuate stranded populations in view of the expected flood in the riverine areas of Punjab.
As per details, the Chief Minister issued strict directives to ensure the mass evacuation as flood are likely to hit area of Punjab.
She stated that all available resources must be utilized to minimize loss of life. She instructed that residents of riverside and low-lying areas be immediately relocated to safe places, along with the prompt shifting of livestock from rural flood-hit regions.
The CM directed continuous and vigilant monitoring of the flood situation in the Sutlej and other rivers. She ordered comprehensive arrangements for the accommodation, food, and medical treatment of flood victims, as well as the provision of snakebite vaccines in affected areas without delay.
CM Maryam Nawaz directed the district administration, Rescue 1122, and all relevant departments in Kasur, Pakpattan, Taunsa Sharif, and other flood-prone districts to remain on high alert and perform their duties with utmost responsibility. She categorically warned that negligence in this regard would not be tolerated.
The orders came at the time when Pakistan’s NDMA warned of the Madhopur Dam water release, forecasting high flows at Jassar, Marala and Ganda Singh Wala within 48 hours amid heavy rain upstream in India.
Madhopur Dam water release: expected river impacts
NDMA said the Ravi at Jassar could rise to 80,000–125,000 cusecs, with Jammu Tawi and Munawar Tawi surging into the Chenab.
At Marala, the Chenab may touch 150,000–200,000 cusecs, shifting from medium to high flood.
Similarly, on the Sutlej at Ganda Singh Wala, flows could reach 190,000–220,000 cusecs, near severe flood thresholds.
Thein (Ranjit Sagar) Dam is near capacity, raising risks in the Aik, Deg, Bein, Basantar and Palkhu nullahs. Furthermore, NEOC is monitoring round the clock.
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Officials said India has conveyed flood warnings via Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry rather than the Indus Waters Commission.
Now for the third time since New Delhi suspended the treaty in April 2025.
International media reported India shared alerts on “humanitarian grounds” despite the pause in treaty mechanisms.
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