India’s water aggression continued late last night as it released another 60,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water into the Sutlej River, causing a steady rise in water levels on the Pakistani side near Bhikki Wind in Kasur, local authorities confirmed. Meanwhile, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has warned of a further rise in water flows across major rivers over the next 24 hours, including the Sutlej, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum.

According to the PDMA’s Tuesday report, the flow of water in the Sutlej River has reached 59,000 cusecs at Ganda Singh Wala and 31,000 cusecs at Head Sulemanki. The authority noted that, while river flows across Punjab remain within normal limits, the ongoing monsoon rains are gradually increasing water levels; however, no flood threat has been issued so far.

The PDMA director general said that moderate increases in river flows are expected within the next 24 hours. He said at various monitoring points, the current readings of water flow in the River Ravi are recorded as 23,000 cusecs at Jassar, 22,000 cusecs at Shahdara, 55,000 cusecs at Balloki Headworks, and 45,000 cusecs at Sidhnai Headworks.

Similarly, in the Chenab River, water flow has been recorded at 31,000 cusecs at Marala, 17,000 at Khanki Headworks, 11,000 at Qadirabad, and 11,000 at Trimmu. According to today’s PDMA report, the flow at Panjnad stands at 30,000 cusecs, while no significant flow has been reported in hill torrents across Dera Ghazi Khan Division.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)