SEHWAN: A day after water level in Sindh’s Manchhar Lake rose to “dangerous level”, a cut was made in water body’s dyke to release pressure while Pakistan Army and Rangers personnel were deployed to assist civil administration.

Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said that cut to lake was administered to save Sehwan from flooding. Cut will affect Wahar, Jafarabad, Deobak, Arazi, and Channai and other UCs, he added. Move will impact 125,000 people and dozens of villages will be flooded. However, a large number of local residents in area have been evacuated. Officials emphasised that water level in Manchar Lake had risen to a dangerous level and measure was taken to save cities. Large parts of country remain submerged, particularly provinces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 05 2022

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