ISLAMABAD: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said that River Indus continues to flow in High Flood in “Guddu-Sukkur” & “Sukkur-Kotri” Reaches.
According to daily FFC report on Thursday, the river Indus is at Medium Flood Stage in “Chashma-Taunsa” Reach and Low Flood at Kalabagh. River Kabul continues to flow in Low Flood in “Warsak – Nowshera”Reach, while River Swat is flowing in Low Flood at Charsadda Road. Other main rivers including Rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej are flowing normal.
The actual river flows and reservoir elevations indicates that Tarbela Dam is at Maximum Conservation Level of 1550.00 feet, whereas Mangla Dam is at elevation of 1239.00 feet, which is 3.00 feet below its
Maximum Conservation Level of 1242.00 feet.
According to Flood Forecasting Division, Lahore, Seasonal Low continues to prevail over Northwestern Balochistan. Moderate moist current is penetrating into Punjab & Kashmir upto 3000 feet. A Monsoon Low lies over Chhattisgarh (India).
As predicted by the Flood Forecasting Division, Lahore, Scattered thundershowers with heavy falls at isolated places are expected over Northern & Northeastern Punjab (Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sargodha & Gujranwala & D.G. Khan Divisions) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Kohat, Bannu, Peshawar & D.I. Khan Divisions) including upper catchments of Rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas during the next 24 hours. Isolated thundershowers may also occur over Northeastern Balochistan including upper catchment of River Indus during the same period.
Due to High Flood Situation in “Guddu-Sukkur” & “Sukkur-Kotri” Reaches, the low lying/riverine areas along River Indus in Sindh Province have been affected. According to the Flood Forecasting Division, Lahore, River Sutlej at Ganda Singh Wala is likely to attain Low Flood level during the next 24 hours.
