Authorities in Pakistan\u2019s Punjab province have launched the largest post-flood damage survey in the province\u2019s history, the region\u2019s disaster management agency said on Wednesday, to assess the full impact of this year\u2019s devastating monsoon rains, which inundated large parts of the country\u2019s agricultural heartland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Punjab said in a statement that more than 2,200 field teams were conducting door-to-door assessments across flood-affected districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur teams are working across all affected districts to collect reliable, verifiable data that will guide rehabilitation and compensation efforts,\u201d PDMA Director General Irfan Ali Kathia said in a statement. \u201cThe survey will help identify the hardest-hit families and areas so assistance can be prioritized effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, 24 percent of the survey has been completed, the statement said, covering over 200,000 affected residents, 56,735 damaged houses, and 7,293 dead livestock, including nearly 5,800 large animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Survey teams have also identified around 600,000 acres of flood-hit farmland, much of it in southern and central Punjab, where river overflows and breaches displaced thousands of families and destroyed major crops, including rice and sugarcane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Tuesday, the PDMA reported that major rivers were flowing at normal levels after weeks of dangerously high water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sutlej carried 108,000 cusecs at Ganda Singh Wala \u2014 a medium-level flood \u2014 and 81,000 cusecs at Sulemanki, categorized as a low-level flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flows in the Ravi and Chenab rivers have largely subsided as well, while no significant flow was reported in the hill torrents of the Dera Ghazi Khan region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Punjab was among the worst-hit provinces during this year\u2019s monsoon season, with intense rainfall and riverine floods damaging infrastructure, homes, and farmland across multiple districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than 1,000 people have died nationwide in monsoon-related incidents, including landslides, flash floods and roof collapses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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