LAHORE, July 06: A day after the historic deluge swamped Lahore, Pakistan Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Thursday issued a flood alert in Punjab.
According to the PDMA spokesperson, there is a possibility of “a very high level of flood” in Jhelum, Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab rivers from July 8 to 10.
Moreover, India is likely to release water in Ravi and Sutlej rivers which may result in flooding.
The disaster management authority has also issued a high alert to all the provincial departments, including the deputy commissioners of Punjab and directed all departments to complete arrangements immediately.
On the other hand, Lahore continues to witness rainfall which has inundated the low-lying areas of the city.
According to the spokesman of Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), rain has started in different areas of the LESCO region and there are reports of heavy rain in Sheikhupura Circle, Nankana and Nadran Circle of LESCO.
On the instructions of LESCO Chief Executive Engineer Shahid Haider, the field staff has been put on high alert.
The electric supply company also requested its consumers to keep themselves, their children and their animals away from electrical installations during inclement weather.
Further requesting consumers to cooperate in such times, the company’s management directed people to notify the LESCO staff immediately in any emergency situation.
Risk of urban flooding in Rawalpindi
In view of the risk of urban flooding in the city, DC Rawalpindi imposed Section 144 around Nullah Leh and other big drains. A ban has also been imposed on throwing any kind of garbage around these drains.
According to the notification, the ban was imposed to save human lives and legal action will be taken against the violators.
The ban will be applicable from July 5 to July 11.
A day earlier, at least seven people lost their lives, as record-breaking heavy rain pummeled Lahore, triggering a massive urban flooding and collapsing the Punjab capital’s infrastructure, weather officials and rescuers said.
A catastrophic 291 millimetres of rain in over nine hours flabbergasted everyone, turning the city into a vast lake. Officials said the rain was the heaviest in Lahore in the past 30 years.
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