Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has instructed Cabinet Sub Committee to take all necessary measures to control flood in the rivers Chenab and Jhelum in view of heavy rainfalls as predicted by the Flood Warning Centre. He said that all rescue and relief organizations including the civil defence department should be vigilant all along the rivers beds to meat any unforeseen situation and emergencies.
Meanwhile Flood Forecasting Centre said here on Sunday that widespread Thunderstorm /Rain with Scattered Heavy Falls, Isolated Very Heavy Falls is expected over the upper catchments of Rivers Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab along with Gujranwala Division. Scattered Thunderstorm/Rain with Isolated Heavy Falls is expected over the upper catchments of Rivers Indus, Jhelum along with Lahore Division. Scattered Thunderstorm/Rain is expected over Peshawar, Kohat, DI Khan, Bannu, Rawalpindi, and Sargodha and Sahiwal Divisions.
Rainfall recorded (mm) during past 24 hrs (up-to 0800 pm): Narowal (Shakargarh-72, Zafarwal-61, City-47 and Baddomalhi-25), Sialkot (Cantt-42 & Airport-28), Aik Nullah (Ura)-42, Kotnaina-22, Gujrat-20, Kotli-19, Mangla-08, Kasur-06, Lahore [Jail Road-05, Punjab University & Airport-04(each), Gulberg-02, Johar Town-01, Shahi Qilla, Upper Mall, Shahdara, Lakshami, Iqbal Town, Samanabad, Township & Tajpura-Trace (each)], Marala & Gujranwala-04(each), Bandi Abbaspur -03, Hajira-02, Zafarwal & Faisalabad-01 (each), Rawalakot, Jhelum, Mirpur Khas & Zhob-Trace(each).