The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday initiated work on Multi Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) in collaboration with the UN agency in flood-hit areas of Punjab. The assessment would be carried out in most affected districts Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad, Chiniot, Jhang and Multan, as identified by the Punjab Disaster Management Authority.
The assessment would help government identify damages to the community infrastructure, recovery needs and restoration requirements. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) would co-ordinate and facilitate PDMA in carrying out the assessment and a report will be finalised jointly by NDMA and UNOCHA.
Sources said that the MIRA would likely to be shared with donors with a view to getting assistance for rehabilitation of 2.29 million affected persons in Punjab, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Punjab government has reportedly rejected Rs 100 million assistance offered by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa government for flood victims of Punjab. Similarly, Azad Jammu & Kashmir government declined to accept the financial assistance from Indian government for rescue operation and relief goods in flood affected areas.
On Saturday, the heavy water flow after passing through head Marala, Khanki, Qadirabad and Trimmu onto River Chenab is now steadily heading towards Panjnad head-works. Punjnad is likely to attain exceptionally high flood of 600,000 cusecs to 700,000 cusecs. High level flood is likely to inundate more villages in Districts Toba Tek Singh, Khanewal, Layyah, Muzaffargarh and Multan.
So far 3062 villages have been inundated which affected a crops cultivated at 1.4 million acres in flood-hit areas. Data released by NDMA reported 280 deaths due to heavy flood in Punjab, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan of which 200 people died in Punjab, 66 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 14 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The death toll in Gujranwala reached 73, whereas 34 people killed in Sialkot. It is followed by Lahore Division where deaths are counted as 57, whereas 30 death were reported in Rawalpindi Division. In AJK, Haveli is more affected due to heavy rains and flash floods where 29 people died, whereas 9 people were killed in Gilgit-Baltistan, Diamer.
The position of the river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages is: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 86,000 cusecs and outflows 51,000 cusecs; River Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 15,000 cusecs and outflows again 15,000 cusecs; River Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 73,000 cusecs and outflows 64,000 cusecs, whereas high flood is recorded at River Chenab and River Ravi. According to flood forecast data in Chenab at Trimmu: Inflows 217,000 cusecs and at Panjnad water flow is 339,000. River Ravi at Balloki: Inflow 64,000 cusecs.
According to the latest hydrological conditions, River Indus at Guddu is likely to attain 'High to Very High Flood Level' ranging between 600,000 to 700,000 cusecs from September 15 to 16. Meanwhile, River Indus at Sukkur is expected similar flood level from September 16-17. Under this condition, Districts Muzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Ghotki and Sukkur are likely to be inundated.
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