Floodwaters released by India into the Chenab River reached Khanki Barrage early on Friday, inundating thousands of acres of farmland located along the banks of the river in Wazirabad.
Elsewhere, heavy rains have caused the flows in most major rivers to rise to dangerous levels causing widespread damage.
Pakistan’s eastern neighbor, which saw heavy rains in recent weeks, has been shedding large water loads into the Chenab River unannounced.
As a result, it has caused high flood with an estimated flow rate of 217,000 cusecs at Marala at its peak. It has now subsided to around 142,000 cusecs.
However, the daily bulletin by the Indus River System Authority – which monitors water flow in all waterways of the country, noted that the mean upstream discharge at Marala in the Chenab was 158,671 cusecs.
The mean downstream discharge was 140,665 cusecs.
A notification has been issued to the relevant flood relief institutions to start a rehabilitation drive in the affected area as soon as possible.
The flood waters are now raging towards the Qadirabad Barrage in Gujranwala, with a mean flow estimated at 196,000 cusecs.
The threat of high flood now also looms over Jhang.
