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| India diverts flooded river towards Pakistan territory |
| 2006-06-28 |
| This seems like BS from the Paks. The dam experts here can say whether this is even remotely possible. NOOR KOT: In a bid to escape the disaster of possible floods, India has diverted one of its flooded river aided by a solid built dam. The situation is posing grave dangers to such borderline area of Pakistan as the rural villages and regions of Jalala, Ratoojak Jainder, Bhaat, and Warriach. etc, which are in danger of being flooded sooner or later. The valuable agrarian lands of Pakistan are in danger as floods are slowly and gradually inching towards them, and it would only be a matter of couple of days before they devastate the fertile Pakistani territory. This apprehension was expressed while talking to "Online" by rural notables, which included nazim of Ikhlas Abad, Chaudhry Muhammad Hayat, Baba Muhammad Siddiqui, Jamshed Iqbal, Khizar Hayat Chaudhry, Muneeb Hayat Chaudhry and other residents of these rural regions. They have strongly urged construction of dams in these regions to protect borderline areas from imminent flooding, and expressed insecurity due to the fact that dams were quite insecure unless they were adequately supported by embankments. Currently only 1400 feet of stone embankment is being raised at Jalala flood dam, while the remaining part is being left open and vulnerable. They said that during previous year, the floods were only 720 feet away from the dam, whereas this time they are literally touching the dam. Similarly the water levels of nullahs Auj and Tarnao, both of which originate in IOK and curving from the front of Jalala turn back to IOK before merging in river Rawal are also increasing. They said that during a previous flooding, which occurred at the toochak Jainder region situated on the banks of this Nullah route, due to weak structures , caused heavy damages both in human and crops including plenty of domestic animals. |
| Posted by:john |