Punjab face ‘exceptionally high risk’ of flooding as India discharges water from dams
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A family with their belongings takes refuge over a roof of their house near Chenab River, following the monsoon rains and rising water level in Wazirabad, in Punjab, August 27, 2025. — Reuters
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River Ravi Shahdara is braking for flood peak, officials have warned that Punjab is facing an “extraordinary high” threat to India from India to India from heavy rainfall and fresh water.
Reuters quoted Indian government sources as saying that after heavy rains, India opened all the doors of large dams on the rivers in the occupied Kashmir region, and warned Pakistan of the possibility of flooding.
Pakistan said that Islamabad received a warning, and then issued alerts for flooding on three rivers coming from India to the country.
According to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), the Ravi in Jasar is taking a more flood of 202,200 Cusecs, which can increase to 229,700 Cusec. In the Shahdara of Lahore, the river is currently flowing at 72,900 cusecs, which has put flooding areas, including Shahidra, Park View and Motorway -2.
It is expected that the peak flow will reach Shahdara between 10am and 12pm before he moved towards Balaki at 9am on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Indian High Commission has also shared data with Pakistan, on the basis of which the Office of the Indus Water Commissioner has issued a warning of floods. According to the warning, a high flood is being expected in the stage of Ferozepur (Bahau), in Madhurpur (Bahau), and in the Chenab of Aknoor.
In addition, the NEOC reported extremely high floods in the Satleage, which recorded 245,000 Cusecs in Ganda Singhwala and there are 100,355 cusecs in Suleimani. In Chenab, an extraordinary excessive material of 769,481 cusecs was measured in Marala, which recorded 705,225 cusec in Khanki. Officials noted that the flow in Khanki has begun to ease.
Ravi and Chenab have increased suddenly during the last 24 hours, which has led to precautionary measures from weak areas, officials said. Thousands of people have been shifted from floods in Punjab.
In Shukargarh, Narowal and Gujranwala districts, rescue teams have evacuated dozens of people trapped in flood waters after being trapped in heavy rains and rivers overnight. Roads, schools and villages were submerged in some parts of Narol, while parts of the head of Khanki were drowned in Gujranwala, which ended access to nearby villages.
In Dadu, Sindh, the submerged villages and crops of Sindh were damaged.
Meanwhile, the flood prediction division reports that the Tarbela Dam is filled with capacity, while Mangla is close to three -quarters. Along with Sindh, including Gadu and Skor, minimal floods were recorded at several barrages, while Jhelum, Kabul and other rivers were usually flowing.
According to the direction of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is overseeing all rescue and relief work. Niac said its control room is fully active 24 hours, while the NDMA is in close contact with civil and military agencies.
Residents living along the rivers and waterways are urged to immediately go to safer places as rescue and rescue teams are on the standby.
‘The water level in the Punjab rivers begin to decrease’
Earlier of the day, PDMA Director General Irfan Ali Kathaya had said that water levels in major rivers across Punjab are expected to start a decrease in the upper catching areas after the rain break. He said that the tendency of softening comes, especially in the rivers, attitudes and Chenab rivers, after many days of flow.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Bitch noted that the Sutlej was in a “more flood” situation for five to 10 days, but the flow of Ganda Singh was now stable in 245,000 cusecs and no longer increased.
In the context of the situation, floods have been evacuated along with rivers, rivers and Chenab rivers. Katiya confirmed that last night, 20,000 to 25,000 people were shifted to Ravi and Chenab flood floods.
The head of the PDMA said that one of the main challenges was the river Ravi, where the flow in Jasir had increased to more than 200,000 cusecs, which led to the increase in Shahidra’s predictions tonight before going to Balaki at 9am on Wednesday morning.
He said, “Ravi’s Shahdara has a capacity of 250,000 Cusec. We expect the flow to be between 180,000 to 190,000 Cusec, which can easily pass.” The last addition of this scale was recorded in 1988, when the river came to 346,500 cusecs.
Katia said that the sudden increase in water levels in Ravi and Chenab had presented a serious challenge yesterday but efforts to evacuate have been completed. He added, “We believe that the water will go through the martyrdom safely and there will be no casualties.”
He appealed to the public to avoid the flood fields, and assure that all rescue and rescue teams are on the standby.
The army demanded rescue efforts
The provincial government early the day demanded the army troops to help save people from flooded areas in the Punjab province and to help people to rescue and withdraw their efforts.
Rescue 1122, civil defense, police and local administration are already on the ground, but the crisis scale has reduced their resources. Authorities began to evacuate on Friday due to floods.
The department of Punjab has formally requested the Federal Ministry of Interior to deploy troops in six districts.
The number of displaced people in Punjab has now exceeded 167,000 due to floods, which voluntarily voluntarily included 40,000 people after the flood warning from August 14.
Since the beginning of the monsoon season in late June, the number of floods in Pakistan is now 802, only half of them in this month.
– with additional input from Reuters
