Flooding in the Ravi, Chenab rivers: Many villages under water, crops on thousands of acres affected

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Jul, 2026) Due to the increase in water levels in the Chenab and Ravi rivers, a flood situation has arisen in various areas of Punjab, where citizens and farmers are facing severe difficulties due to land erosion, breach of protective dykes and water entering settlements.

In the Kot Bela area of Alipur Chatta and Qadirabad barrage, the flood rails of the Chenab River have wreaked havoc. Dozens of houses have come under threat due to rapid land erosion, while thousands of acres of agricultural land have been submerged and several feet of water has accumulated in standing crops, causing heavy losses to farmers.

The protective dykes of the Chenab River near the settlement of Bada Parara in the Bait Parara area of Taranda Muhammad Panah has broken, after which floodwater has rapidly entered nearby settlements.

According to locals, many crops including sugarcane, moong, sesame and fodder have been submerged, while the roads of many settlements have been cut off, forcing residents to migrate to safer places.

The affected residents say that the wounds of last year's flood had not yet healed, and this year's flood has once again increased their problems. They have appealed the government to take immediate protective measures and initiate relief activities.

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Similarly, the joint cemetery of Gurna Pathana is suffering from severe erosion due to the flood relay of the Chenab River, as a result of which many graves have been washed away by the river, while many graves are at risk.

On the instructions of the Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner Mohsin Iqbal Dhillon made an emergency visit. The administration has accelerated the construction of a safety dykes and relief work, however, heavy machinery is also busy working continuously to divert the water.

On the other hand, according to the Rivers Department, a continuous increase in the water level is being recorded at the head of the Ravi River at Abdul Hakeem. The inflow of water at the head of the river is 53,530 cusecs, while the outflow is 38,230 cusecs.

The administration has set up flood relief camps in Mal Fatiana, Kot Pathana, Adda Kalera, Village Tara, Haveli Mai Safooran, Kot Karam Shah and Dedhi, while crops in Mal Fatiana, Khan Da Chak, Jhalar Sagla, Shahabal Shah, Basti Peepal Wala and Village Darsana were submerged due to flood water.

Meanwhile, the SDO Irrigation has directed people living in the river belt to move to safer places.