ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday continued large-scale rescue and relief operations in Punjab after floodwaters from the Ravi and Sutlej rivers submerged vast areas after India released excessive water from upstream dams amid heavy monsoon rains.
Punjab’s Sialkot, Wazirabad, Kasur, and Narowal are among the worst-affected districts, with thousands of residents displaced as protective embankments gave way under the pressure of surging rivers.
In Narowal, the Sikhism’s sacred site Kartarpur Corridor was also inundated after India released water into the Ravi River.
The military’s media wing said that Pakistan Army troops, working alongside district administrations and Rescue 1122 personnel, are using boats to evacuate stranded families, including women, children, and the elderly.
Relief items are being deployed in flood-hit localities, while livestock and essential goods are also being moved to safer areas, the military’s media wing stated.
In Lahore Division, more than 500 army officers and soldiers have been deployed in flood relief operations.
According to officials, the Pakistan Army, in collaboration with the district administration, has established 21 rescue and relief camps, providing shelter, food, and medical assistance.
So far, army troops have evacuated around 10,000 people from 72 inundated villages in Kasur, who have been shifted to safer locations, along with their livestock.
Authorities in Mandi Bahauddin breached a protective dam near Head Qadirabad to ease pressure on downstream structures. Pakistan Army personnel have launched evacuation efforts in the area, relocating hundreds of families to safe places.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast more rainfall in the coming days.
Authorities stressed that relief operations will continue “until the last affected family is safe.” A military spokesperson said, “In this hour of difficulty, the Pakistan Army stands firmly with the people.”
The flooding has compounded the humanitarian toll in Punjab, where villages along the Ravi and Sutlej rivers, including Kasur’s Ganda Singh Wala, remain underwater.
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