BAHAWALPUR: About 2,000 acresofpond areainthe suburbs of Panjnad Headworks along villages of Uch Sharif has been submerged by the water of the river Chenab.

According to a handout, Deputy Commissioner Irfan Ali Kathiya, accompanied by DPO Aibadat Nisar, Ahmedpur East Assistant Commissioner Raja Qasim Mehboob Januja, District Emergency Officer Baqir Hussain and other officials of health, livestock and veterinary departments inspected the affected areas ofShikrani,Jagear Sadigabad and others.

The DC was told that Zamindara bund in the area had collapsed. He also inspected flooded crops in the old river passageway and met the local people. He sought a survey of the crops damaged by the floodwater so that a compensation package may be moved for them to the government.

Abid Rahim of Rescue 1122 Ahmedpur East, told Dawn by mobile phone about 2,000 acres ofpond area along the villages of Makhan Bela, Noorpur Jadeed, Rasoolpur, Kachi Shikrani, Bakhtiari, Chak Kahal, Ballah Jhallan, Noor Kjhallan and others, were flooded with the river water and their residents had moved to safer places.

It may be recalled that presently, according to Divisional Commissioner Raja Jahnagir Anwar, there was no immediate cause of alarm in tehsil Ahmedpur East and adjacent Uch Sharif with the rise of flood water level at Panjnad Headworks as about 200,000 cusecs of water was expected to pass through the Panjnad Headworks which had the capacity of the over 800,000 cusecs.

SAHIWAL: There is no flood in the Ravi and the river is flowing at 30,000 cusecs downstream at Head Baloki.

On the other hand, the district administration and highways and irrigation departments jointly completed repair of the river`s left dyke, which was in danger after land erosion.

Highway EXEN Mansoor Hydertold Dawn the left dyke was connected with the Sahiwal-Faisalabad Road that was facing the risk of damage near village Qutab Shahna.

He said around 100 truckloads of stones and mud had been used at the land erosion site in the last 48 hours.

He added that heavy machinery was used to fill all the gaps.

The Lower Bari Doab Canal EXEN had provided technical advice for controlling the erosion while the highway department provided heavy machinery.

Deputy Commissioner Khizer Afzal said the dyke was safe now and hoped that the medium-level flood water would not damage.

The district administration has also set up camps in five villages that are at risk of floodwater to meet any emergency. They include Nathu Wasli, Dad Balooch, Koray Shah, Basti Sherazi, and Basti Shaikh Tayyab.

District Emergency Officer Dr Khalid Abdulla said all type of equipment needed for rescue operations had reached the emergency camps. He cancelled the holidays of all the rescuers.