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Published 19 Sep, 2025 09:56am

Water levels ease at Guddu, Sukkur barrages on Indus, but Sutlej rises

The Pakistan Meteo­rological Department (PMD) has said that water levels at the Guddu and Sukkur barrages on the Indus River are showing a falling trend.

While Indus levels ease, the Sutlej River continues to rise, threatening urban localities in Jalalpur Pirwala, Multan district. Thousands of residents from villages including Inayatpur, Dhundhowala, Noraja Bhutta, Bait Channa, Peeplan and Khan Bela have already been displaced.

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