NAROWAL: A warning was issued on Thursday stating that the water level in the Chenab River will rise by more than three metres due to the opening of the spillway gates of the Indian Salal Dam. with a risk of silt flushing at the Marala Barrage.
Sialkot Deputy Commissioner Saba Asghar has deployed the Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority to monitor the river.
She toldDawnthat an important advisory had been issued by India in view of possible emergency silt flushing at the Salal Dam on the Chenab River from May 21 to May 30.
Asghar added that in view of the rising water level, a high alert had been issued at the Marala Barrage. adjacent areas, especially Bajwat.
She also appealed to citizens to avoid unnecessary visits to rivers and canals and advised them to take precautionary measures.
Additionally, the District Emergency Control Room has been activated,. citizens can contact 0529250011 for more information and guidance, Asghar said.
The DC directed all relevant departments to monitor the Chenab River 24 hours a day,. further ordered restrictions on the movement of people and animals along its banks and riverbed.
In the advisory, Asghar ordered that barrage gates, telemetry systems. flood safety arrangements be kept fully functional, and that the canal system and water flow be continuously monitored.
She further directed that communication between the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the Meteorological Department. other district institutions be strengthened, and that any sudden increase in water or grey flow be reported immediately.
Last August, severefloodingin the Sutlej, Ravi,. Chenab rivers prompted mass evacuations across Punjab, with the situation aggravated due to a renewed spell of downpour and a barragebreachin India.
Authorities in Punjab grappled with an unprecedented hydrological crisis, as the Flood Forecasting Division (FFD). PDMA reported dangerously high water levels across key river sites, with several nearing or exceeding critical levels. Millions of residents in low-lying areas of Punjab were relocated.
The combined inflow from the Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers posed a severe threat todownstream regions, including Multan and Muzaffargarh.
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