New Delhi: In a significant goodwill gesture towards the people of Pakistan, India has saved the lives of 1,50,000 Pakistanis by giving timely flood warning to Pakistan.
For those unversed, India had issued fresh alerts to Pakistan about the “high probability” of flooding in the Tawi river. Notably, more than 800 people have lost their lives in Pakistan due to the incessant rainfall in the northern states forcing the release of excess water from major dams. Here are all the details you need to know about the flood situation in Pakistan.
The alerts, routed to Islamabad through the Ministry of External Affairs, were issued on “humanitarian grounds”, a source was quoted as saying by a report carried by PTI news agency.
How India save the lives of 1,50,000 Pakistanis?
With the first alert was issued on Monday, India has saved the lives of 1,50,000 Pakistanis as the government of Pakistan got the opportunity to send its citizens to safe places in time due to the alert issued by the government of India.
“We issued another alert yesterday (Tuesday) and one today (Wednesday) of high probability of flooding in the Tawi river. The gates of some dams had to be opened due to excessive rains being witnessed in Indian regions,” the PTI report quoted the source as saying.
Story highlights:
- By sending a timely warning, India has saved the lives of 1,50,000 Pakistanis.
- India had issued fresh alerts to Pakistan about the “high probability” of flooding in the Tawi river.
- More than 800 people have lost their lives in Pakistan flood.
- The Tawi river originates in the Himalayas before joining the Chenab river in Pakistan.
India-Pakistan river systems
For a background, the Tawi river originates in the Himalayas and passes through the Jammu division before joining the Chenab in Pakistan and in the recent update it has been reported that the evacuation of people from low lying areas around Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab is going on continuously with the help of Pakistani Army.