Islamabad/Lahore:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday imposed on the relevant authorities to prepare a comprehensive assessment of human and financial losses, including damage to crops, livestock and communication infrastructure in rain and flooding areas.
He emphasized that when the assessment is completed, the government could formulate a comprehensive rehabilitation strategy, effectively restore the affected areas and support the affected population.
The Prime Minister issued the directives while chaired a review of a loss of life and property caused by recent rain and floods, including estimated damage to crops and livestock, PM Office Media Wing said in a statement.
Weeks of heavy monsoon rains have left large parts of Punjab and Sindh under water, displaced tens of thousands and devastating agricultural land, villages and infrastructure. Officials warn that improvement will take time as flooding water has not yet disappeared in many districts.
In southern Punjab, the entire community is in Alipur, Khan Garh Doema, Seetpur, Latimarri, Azmatpur and villages nearby. In the Bahawalnagar Minchinabad, more than 15 villages remain cut off, with water levels still between five and seven meters deep. Hundreds of hectares of crops have been destroyed. Auxiliary efforts are further complicated by the loss of road access, leaving many families stranded.
The damage has been widespread. In Uch Sharif and Ahmadpur East, houses have collapsed and thousands of hectares of agricultural land are under water. Floodwaters from the Sutlej River have ravaged 67 villages in Minchinabad, affecting more than 56,000 people.
In Chishtian, 47 villages were flooded, while in Shujaabad’s Basti Soman hundreds of homes were reduced to rubble, leaving thousands without shelter. Jalalpur Pirwala’s section of the M-5 motorway was forced to close after being overtaken by flood water.
NDMA confirmed six deaths in Punjab on Tuesday over the past 24 hours – two each in Muzaffargarh, Chiniot and Multan – all caused by river river.
In Sindh, flooding water has risen downstream. At Guddu Barrage, inflow was registered for nearly 595,000 CUSERCS, while Sukkur Barrage saw more than 508,000 CUSSCS. Ghotki district reported cotton and sugar cane fields underwater after flooding water hit the Ronti dam. In Nowshero Feroze, the collapse of Mahijo Bhan drowned the dam near Kamal Dero more than 50 villages. At Larkana’s Naudero, high -level floods set strong pressure on protective lives, with home in Mitho Khoro village flooded.
