Flood alert as India may release water

islamabad — The Pakistan Met Department has issued an alert on the chances of riverine flooding as India is likely to release rainwater upstream from its rivers after September 1.

“Currently, all water reservoirs in India have reached the maximum conservation level and it is expected that the showers that are expected on Wednesday and Thursday would prompt India to release extra water in the rivers, which would likely generate riverine flood in Pakistan,” PMD Director-General Ghulam Rasul told the Express News channel.

He added that though India, before releasing water, issues alerts to Pakistan, to be on the safe side it is the responsibility of the Pakistan Meteorological Department to inform the authorities ahead of time.

“The PMD issues alerts as a precautionary measure. However, it does not mean that things would happen as predicted,” he said. —