Sargodha
Commissioner Sargodha Dr. Farah Masood has said that due to recent rains, there was no more capacity to store water in Mangla Dam and a warning has been issued to release 100,000 cusecs of water from Mangla Dam into Jhelum river in the next four days.
It was feared that 70,000 to 75,000 cusecs of water will flow into the Jhelum River within the limits of Sargodha and up to one and a half feet of water may enter 40 villages along the river in Sargodha and Khushab districts. She disclosed this at a meeting to review the flood situation.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Sargodha Abdullah Nayyar Sheikh, Deputy Commissioner Khushab Musarat Jabeen, SE Lower Jhelum Canal Chaudhry Ijaz and Additional Commissioner Shahbaz Hussain Naqvi. The commissioner directed the Deputy Commissioners to complete all arrangements for security measures and relief operations in advance. She also directed the use of Tiger Force to guide the villagers in the potentially affected areas.
He also sought details of agricultural area in the affected populations in case of possible moderate flood from the agriculture department and directed the livestock department to keep teams ready for livestock.—APP
