‘Humanitarian grounds’: India issues fresh flood alerts to Pakistan; warns of ‘excessive likelihood’ risk | India News

NEW DELHI: India has issued fresh flood risk alerts to Pakistan, warning of a “high probability” of flooding within the Tawi river after heavy and steady rainfall within the north compelled the discharge of extra water from main dams, sources informed PTI on Wednesday.Officials stated the alerts, despatched by the ministry of exterior affairs, had been shared on “humanitarian grounds”. This comes at a time when ties between the 2 international locations have remained tense for the reason that Pahalgam terror assault 4 months in the past.The first alert was despatched on Monday, adopted by two extra on Tuesday and Wednesday.“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,” a supply stated.The Tawi river, which rises within the Himalayas, flows by Jammu earlier than merging with the Chenab in Pakistan. India had suspended the routine change of hydrological knowledge underneath the Indus Waters Treaty after 26 folks, largely vacationers, had been killed within the April 22 terror assault in Pahalgam. But officers harassed the flood warnings had been shared to assist stop loss of life and property throughout the border.In Pakistan’s Punjab province, greater than 1.5 lakh folks have been evacuated after water launched from overflowing dams in India brought about fears of “very high to exceptionally high” flooding. Rising water ranges compelled authorities to open sluice gates of key reservoirs, officers stated.The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, continues to regulate river water sharing between the 2 international locations.