By its own actions, Pakistan had forfeited the entitlement to receive hydrological data - such as vital flood forecasts and river discharge volumes - that India had regularly shared in the past for early warning and water management.
Punjab is grappling with a relentless flood emergency as the Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab rivers continue to swell, inundating thousands of villages and displacing millions across the province
With the flood situation worsening in Punjab along the swollen Beas, Sutlej and Ravi rivers after the controlled release of water from crucial dams and the incessant monsoon rains, the district administration on Tuesday closed all schools in seven districts.
The assurance came at the 117th Meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) comprising the Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan held in Islamabad. The Indian delegation at the three-day meeting was led by P K Saxena, Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters.
Provincial Disaster Management Authority of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said India had opened the outlets of Alchi dam "without preschedule" which could lead to a flooding situation in river Indus.
