PDMA DG Irfan Ali Kathia has said that the floodwaters in the Punjab rivers right now will meet at Head Panjnad on the night of September 4.

“It will have a total intensity of 875,000-925,000 cusecs,” he said while speaking to the media.

He forecasted that the waters would then reach Guddu barrage on September 6, with a high intensity of 975,000 to 1,050,000 cusecs due to possible rains.

DG Kathia noted that Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej were in high flows, which were “now halfway through Punjab”.

 PDMA DG Irfan Ali Kathia addresses media in Lahore on Aug 30, 2025. — DawnNewsTV
PDMA DG Irfan Ali Kathia addresses media in Lahore on Aug 30, 2025. — DawnNewsTV

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