To lower the dangerously high water level in Manchhar Lake, two further cuts were done on Monday.
Near RD 50 and RD 52, Pakistan’s irrigation agency went ahead and made two further cuts into the country’s largest freshwater lake.
Even though there was a planned breach in the dam on Sunday, the amount of water in the lake has not decreased, according to the minister of irrigation for Sindh, Jam Khan Shoro.
After the new cuts are implemented, there would be less tension in Dadu, Khairpur Nathan Shah, and Mehar, according to the minister of the province government.
While this was going on, water from the lake flooded hundreds of villages that were located along the Indus Highway close to the Sehwan toll plaza and the Bobak-Sehwan connection road.
In the Jaffarbad and Wahar union councils, there were reportedly hundreds of people who were trapped inside their homes. The concerned authorities have given orders to the administration to evacuate the population
According to the reports, the increased pressure in the MNV drain put the lives of thousands of people living in Dadu in jeopardy.
Near Kari Mori, the water level is one foot below the dam that controls the MNV drain. Construction equipment has made it to Kari Mori to reinforce the drain.
Because of the damage that flash floods caused to infrastructure and crops, the volume of the aid programme has been increased by a factor of 2.5.
This decision was reached in light of the situation. During his visit to a relief camp, the Prime Minister gave a speech to the people there and told them that the country had suffered unprecedented losses as a result of the floods.
He also mentioned that compensation in the amount of Rs25,000 was being given to each family that had been affected by the floods.
In the meantime, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry will work together with the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) to construct a model village consisting of one hundred homes.
This is in addition to spending a significant amount of money to purchase tents and other necessities for the people whose lives have been disrupted by the flooding.
The President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mian Nauman Kabir, who led a team that met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, announced that “about Rs100 million will be spent for the rehabilitation of individuals whose lives have been shattered by floods.”
According to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the role of the business community in the process of rehabilitating flood victims is one that should not be underestimated.
He expressed his gratitude to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry for making the donation and helping to shoulder some of the responsibility of the government.
A separate donation of thirty million rupees was made to assist flood victims by the Founders Group of the LCCI. Prime Minister is a part of it.
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Mahnur is MS(development Studies)Student at NUST University, completed BS Hons in Eng Literature. Content Writer, Policy analyst, Climate Change specialist, Teacher, HR Recruiter.
