The provincial Relief Commissioner report on Sunday mentioned that the flood situation in the rivers of Punjab remains critical and more than 4.2 million people have been affected with 50 deaths.
According to Punjab Relief Commissioner Nabeel Javed, the severe flooding in rivers has affected more than 4,100 villages across the province, impacting a total of 4.225 million people. Of them, over 2.014 million have been relocated to safer areas.
The official report said that 423 relief camps, 512 medical camps, and 432 veterinary camps have been established in the flood-affected districts.
During rescue and relief operations, 1.511 million livestock have also been moved to safer locations.
Meanwhile, the PDMA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority) reported that Mangla Dam is 87% full, and Tarbela Dam is at 100% capacity. In India, Bhakra Dam is 90% full, Pong Dam is 99% full, and Thein Dam is 97% full.
The PDMA expressed concern that with a new spell of rain, India could discharge more water in rivers.
LEGAL ACTION
In Chishtian area, police have registered a case against 17 people for attempting to breach a temporary flood protection embankment in Kamaran village.
Meanwhile, in Bahawalnagar’s Sutlej belt, temporary embankments built by locals across a 160-kilometer stretch have collapsed on multiple locations, flooding thousands of acres of land and cutting off dozens of villages in Minchinabad, Bahawalnagar, and Chishtian from nearby cities.
The floodwaters of the Chenab River have wreaked havoc in Shujabad and Jalalpur tehsils of Multan. Due to the confluence of two rivers in this region, Jalalpur Pirwala has suffered the most damage, with over 50 villages affected.
According to the Irrigation Department, an eight-kilometer-long temporary embankment is being constructed rapidly to protect Multan city.
There has been a temporary decrease in water flow at Akbar Bund and Sher Shah Bund** in Multan, with the water level holding at 394 feet for the past 48 hours.