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SIALKOT, Sept 23: A bomb disposal squad on Monday night defused a 20kg mortar shell in Shakargarh’s far-off bordering village.
Reports said some villagers found the mortar shell while ploughing fields near Meesrati. A bomb disposal squad defused it.
Officials said the mortar shell had gathered rust and was still alive. It had probably been used during the 1971 war.
CHENAB LEVEL: The water level is continuously dropping in the Chenab at Head Marala, it is learnt here.
The authorities have recorded a 35,000 cusecs decrease during the last one week.
At present the discharge at Head Marala is 11,000 cusecs only.
The irrigation department has already closed the Marala Ravi Link Canal owing to water shortage in the Chenab.
