The flooded Indus river basin is seen from an aerial view in Muzaffargarh district.—Reuters
Guddu Barrage on Tuesday recorded a flow of 10,56,998 cusecs upstream and 10,56,460 cusecs downstream while Sukkur Barrage recorded 10,25,630 cusecs downstream and 9,93,880 cusecs downstream.
In a daily briefing at Sukkur Barrage, Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Saifullah Dharejo ruled out any threat to Sukkur Barrage or Sukkur city, adding that there would be no need to make a breach at Ali Wahan bund.
He said that all dykes were being guarded round the clock and the assessment of flood losses would be made once the water level came down to its pre-flood position.
Mr Dharejo said massive volumes of water had deviated to the Balochistan districts of Jafferabad and Dera Allahyar, easing the pressure on Jacobabad and Kashmore. He said there was no threat to Jacobabad and Shikarpur.
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