Discharge at Head Islam in River Sutlej near Vehari is expected to rise to 71,000 cusec by Thursday evening. Several villages and fields in the areas along the river are expected to be inundated. Water level is likely to rise further in the coming days.
The flood in River Ravi has so far deluged 17 villages including Dalwan, Chishtian, Hashim Chakreeb, Jungle Seet and Bhopri in Mian Channu. Some of the villagers have alleged that not openning the gates of Head Sidhnai (in Kabirwala) could have saved them by causing water level in the river to fall but this was not done.
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