Lahore:
Punjab’s Monsun season has ended and river currents have returned to normal, Director -General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Irfan Ali Kathia said Friday while outlining the province’s flood damage and relief operations.
At a press conference, Kathia confirmed that all rivers are now at normal levels. Chenab shows no top from Marala to Panjnad, and water is withdrawn from Jassar to Sadhnai, although Sutlej continues to carry a slightly higher stream.
He reported that 22 kilometers of Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) will remain closed due to flooding, with 10-12 kilometers still underwater, but repair work is underway. The Jalalpur-Lodhran road also remains closed.
Violation point at Rawaj Bridge, Sadhnai and Multan are filled in when Chenab’s level drops.
DG PDMA said 4895 villages in 28 districts were affected, which affected 407,030 people.
More than 612,800 inhabitants and two million animals were evacuated.
Across South Punjab, 331 emergency relief camps house about 106,000 people, supported by 425 medical camps and mobile clinics.
The floods have so far caused 123 deaths and damaged 2.58 million Acres agricultural land, with Gujrat and Faisalabad suffering from the worst crop losses.
Corn was severely affected, Rice lost 15 percent of her yield, sugar cane 13 percent and cotton 5 percent. Reports show that 824 animals remain missing, pending the study of the study.
A study of injury examination covering crops, livestock and human losses begins on September 24, under the leadership of Chief Minister of Punjab.
In Jalalpur Pirwala, flooding water has disappeared with two feet in Nooraja Bhutta, Chak 87-M, Basti Sawa, Highway Exchange, Basti Lang and Bahadurpur, but a “8 to 10-foot flood still exists, keeping the situation critical,” local officials said.
The Federal Minister of Communication Abdul Aleem Khan visited Multan, met MNA and Kashmir committee chairman Rana Qasim Dinner. “The flood has caused serious damage to farmers crops. There is a need for permanent and long -term planning.”
He said and called on departments to “fulfill their responsibilities in time”. Both leaders expressed grief over the loss of life and livelihood and praised National Highway Authority’s repair work.
Flood levels at Sindh’s barriers are improved, with SUKKUR OPPLEMENTS OF 399,000 CUSSCS, GODDU 426,000 and KOTRI 315,000.
SUKKUR and GODDU remain at medium flood level, while Kotri is at a low flood stage, according to the SUKKUR BARRAGE Control Room.
Officials added that a low -level flood on Sutlej continues to destroy home. “Hundreds of houses have been flattened and thousands displaced.
