Yamuna flowing above danger mark officials monitoring to avoid untoward situation
Yamuna breached the danger level of 205.33m on July 10, flooding low-lying pockets on its banks and forcing the evacuation of thousands
Yamuna breached the danger level of 205.33m on July 10, flooding low-lying pockets on its banks and forcing the evacuation of thousands
The Akali leader said the flood tragedy in Punjab is “Bhagwant made, and not Bhagwan made.”
Special flood relief camps are being organised in the affected districts to provide treatment to the victims, food supply, fodder and silage to the needy animals.
Many villagers were forced to leave the Basbari area due to massive river erosion and moved to other places.
From 208.40 meters at 9 am, it was recorded at 208.38 metres at 10 am on Friday. However, the floodwaters reached the ITO causing a significant traffic jam.
An estimated 1.2 million rai (160,000 hectares) of agricultural land was hit by flooding with almost 82,000 houses damaged across 510 districts in 72 provinces, according to official data.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday said that a fresh election is the only way to end the instability in the country, local media reported.
The remarks of the UN Secretary-General came after he attended a briefing at the National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Dawn reported.
Under the terms of the IMF deal all provincial governments were required to generate a fiscal surplus, which they had committed to do, in writing.
The Pakistan government, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as also army chief General Bajwa have independently appealed for aid.
