Tag: river

  • PDMA warns of medium to high-level flood in Sutlej

    PDMA warns of medium to high-level flood in Sutlej

    The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has reported that River Sutlej’s water level has surged, resulting in minor flooding at Ganda Singh Wala. The current water discharge at the Ganda Singh Point is 73,000 cusecs, according to the PDMA website.

    Authorities from the PDMA have issued a statement stating that water levels at Ganda Singh Wala might increase to the level of moderate to high floods. The spokesperson further added that India might release more water into the river by August 20.
    PDMA shared that Indian authorities released 141,000 cusec water from Pong Dam and 83,703 cusec from Bhakra Dam in the Sutlej. Expectedly 125,000 cusec waters would enter Pakistani territory from Hari-ke-Pattan and a high-level flood is predicted at Ganda Singh.

    The PDMA has issued instructions to the deputy commissioners of Bahawalnagar, Kasur, Okara, Pakpattan, and Vehari to prepare in case an emergency arises.

    India released a significant amount of water in July and early August which destroyed thousands of acres of crops. The water level in the Sutlej River has been fluctuating at a low-level flood since last month resulting in the destruction of houses and forcing the villagers living near the border area to evacuate.

  • Man and woman decide to commit suicide, man backs out after woman jumps in the river

    Man and woman decide to commit suicide, man backs out after woman jumps in the river

    A couple in India decided to end their life together by jumping in a river as they could not marry each other.

    However, the man did not jump at the last minute while the woman had already jumped into the river.

    They had both been in a relationship for almost seven years. The woman was married to someone else and has a daughter. She took her daughter to Pune and returned after some time, only to discover that the man — Chandu — had married in the interim. Chandu promised her that he will divorce his wife and get married to her.

    However, due to many obstacles, they both decided to end their lives by committing suicide together.

    The couple went to a river to commit suicide but the man did not jump. After finding out that the man did not jump, the woman decided not to die either and swam across the river. The police took her to the hospital.

    According to the police, the man has been charged with attempted murder and damage to the mobile of the woman. An investigation is taking place now.

  • Lahore’s River Ravi among most polluted rivers in the world

    Lahore’s River Ravi among most polluted rivers in the world

    The water flowing through River Ravi has been found to be among the most polluted in the world, reports Dawn.

    A study, which is part of the University of York-led Global Monitoring of Pharmaceuticals Project, measured the presence of 61 pharmaceuticals in 258 rivers around the world. More than 1,000 test sites in over 100 countries provided samples for the study. More than a quarter of the 258 rivers sampled had “active pharmaceutical ingredients” present at a level deemed unsafe for aquatic organisms.

    Waterways in Lahore, Bolivia, and Ethiopia are among the most contaminated, according to the study while rivers in Iceland, Norway, and the Amazon rainforest fared best.

    Pollution of the world’s rivers by medications and pharmaceutical products, according to the research, constitutes a “threat to environmental and global health”.

  • China’s tourist attraction allows visitors to fly across the river

    A tourist attraction in China now allows visitors a chance to walk or fly over a river. 

    The Xiatianxia Tourist Area is a popular tourist spot in Fujian Province where people can wear different traditional costumes and enjoy an experience walking and flying across a river. 

    A video shared by South China Morning Post shows people flying in the air over a river and attempting stunts often seen in movies.

    As per details, tourists are lifted in the air using wires attached to their waists. They can either fly across the water, use prop weapons or even run on water. The wire is 600 meters long and 20 meters off the ground.

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    The experience costs 128 yuan (Rs3,186), which includes costume, props, make-up and hairstyling. 

  • VIDEO: Groom carries bride on shoulders across a flooded river

    VIDEO: Groom carries bride on shoulders across a flooded river

    A groom in Bihar, India carried his new bride on his shoulder to carry her across a monsoon river in spate.

    As per reports, the incident happened in Sindgmari Ghat in Dighalbank block in Bihar’s Kishanganj district. The entire area has been flooded by the overflowing Kankai river.

    The groom, Shiv Kumar Singh and his relatives were returning from a village located on the other side of the river. After the marriage ceremony, the couple and all the guests were travelling on a boat. After travelling some distance, the boat got stuck in the sand.

    “We had no option but to travel by boat to dry place on the bank of river. So I immediately decided to travel the distance carrying her on my shoulder,” Singh said.

    “The bridge on Kankai river near Singhmari was proposed some 10 years ago. The people of Kishanganj and adjoining districts are forced to use boat to cross the river. The state government is callous,” the groom’s relative Rahul Singh said.

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    “This incident is an example of development of Bihar claimed by the Nitish Kumar government. Road connectivity to most of the villages adjoining rivers is cut off from the rest of the state. Hence, boat is the only option for us. Such a situation is arising in almost every place affected by the monsoon flood,” Rahul Singh said.

  • VIDEO: Man in Chitral jumps into river to save baby Markhor from drowning

    VIDEO: Man in Chitral jumps into river to save baby Markhor from drowning

    A young man from Chitral dived into the river to save a baby Markhor from drowning. 

    According to reports, the Markhor was drinking water from the river when it slipped into the deep water. The youth who witnessed the scene, instantly jumped into River Chitral to save it from drowning.

    He successfully rescued the animal from river water. 

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    Chairman Pakistan Red Crescent KP, Lt Gen Muhammad Hamid Khan has appreciated the youth for saving the Markhor. He said the young man put his own life in danger and saved an animal.

    “Red Crescent pays salute to such brave and caring youth,” he added.