The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has warned that urban flooding is expected within the next 24 hours in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Gujranwala, and Lahore.
According to Wednesday’s daily FFC report, an exceptionally high flood wave is expected in the River Chenab at Marala and downstream, while the Sutlej River at Ganda Singh Wala will remain in exceptionally high flood due to water releases from Indian reservoirs.
The Chenab at Panjnad is expected to reach very high flood levels between Thursday and Friday, while the Indus River at Guddu is likely to experience very high flood from September 6–7.
Currently, the Indus is at medium flood at Guddu (steady condition), the Chenab is at very high flood at Marala–Khanki with a rising trend, the Ravi is at medium flood at Jassar, and the Sutlej remains at exceptionally high flood at Ganda Singh Wala.
Tarbela Dam has reached its maximum conservation level of 1,550 feet, while Mangla Reservoir is at 1,227.80 feet — 14.20 feet below its maximum level of 1,242 feet. The combined live storage of Tarbela, Chashma, and Mangla stands at 12.157 MAF, 91.30% of total capacity.
For the next 24 hours, the Flood Forecasting Division Lahore has predicted scattered thunderstorms/rain with isolated heavy downpours over Islamabad and Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, and Sahiwal divisions), including upper catchments of Rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej. Isolated rains may also occur over other parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and northeastern Balochistan.
