For raising the level of the Sutlej river
Almost 150,000 people were evacuated by the low areas of Punjab, after the National Authority for the management of the disasters (NDMA) of Pakistan launched the alarm for floods due to the rise in the level of the Sutlej river.
The Ndma said that it had issued an alert to the provincial government, triggering large -scale evacuation operations in the vulnerable districts along the river.
According to official data, 14,140 people were transferred from Kasur, 2,063 from Okara, 89,868 from Bahawalnagar and 361 from Bahawalpur. In Vehari, 165 residents were transferred, while 873 were transferred from Pakpattan.
The Ndma added that about 40,000 people had already transferred to safer areas before the start of the evacuation.
The authority ordered emergency services and competent departments to maintain maximum alert. Citizens were recommended to avoid rivers, streams and low areas, and to refrain from unnecessary travel.
Over the past two months, the Monsonic rains have killed 799 people and wounded another 1080 in different parts of the country.
