M RAFIQUE GORAYA

LAHORE: According to latest meteorological and hydrological conditions observed by Flood Forecasting Division(FFD) Lahore the mighty Indus remained in very high flood level at Guddu and Sukkur barrages for the third consecutive day on Tuesday with respective water flow of 7,29,600 cusecs and 7.0 37,00 cusecs of water.

The water inflow at the last Kotri barrage on the Indus River rose to 3,25,600 cusecs of which the provincial irrigation authorities were discharging 3,18,200 cusecs water in the sprawling Indus delta to fall in the Arabian Sea.

The FFD said that, “River Indus at Guddu and Sukkur will continue to be in high flood level for another seven days as a fresh flood wave in the Indus River at Kalabagh, Chashma and Taunsa will enter Sindh province in a few days.

Hydrological situation:

River Indus at Guddu and Sukkur is in very high flood level. River Indus at Chashma, Taunsa & Sukkur is in high flood level. River Indus at Kalabagh, Kotri and River Kabul at Nowshera are in medium flood level. River Jhelum and Chenab are flowing normally.

WAter flow in rivers

Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 356,100 cusecs Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 127800 cusecs Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 68900 cusecs Chenab at Marala: Inflows 97200 cusecs.

BARRAGES: Jinnah: Inflows 506,200 cusecs Chashma: Inflows 610900 cusecs Taunsa: Inflows 538400 cusecs Panjnad: Inflows 128800 Guddu: Inflows 729,600 Sukkur: Inflows 703,700 cusecs Kotri: Inflows 325,600 cusecs and Outflows 318,200 cusecs.

Weather forecast for today:

Hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, rain-thundershower is expected at isolated places in Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sahiwal, Peshawar, Mardan, Malakand, and Hazara divisions, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

WEATHER OUTLOOK 48 HRS

Hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, rain-thundershower is expected at isolated places in Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sahiwal, Peshawar, Mardan, Malakand, Hazara divisions, Islamabad, upper FATA(Parachinar), Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.