‘Humanitarian Grounds’: India Issues Fresh Flood Alerts to Pakistan; Warns of ‘High Probability’ Risk | India News – Times of India

New Delhi: India has Issued Fresh Flood Risk Alerts to Pakistan, Warning of a “High Probability” of Flooding in the Tawi River River after Heavy and Continuous Rainfall in the North Forced Water From Major Dams, Sources Told Pti on Wednsday.Officials said the alerts, sent through the ministry of external affairs, was shared on “Humanitarian Grounds”. This comes at a time when ties between the two counts have remained tense since the pahalgam terror attack four months ago.The first alert was sent on Monday, Followed by two more on Tuesday and Wednsday.“We is issued another alert yesterday (tUsday) and one today (wedding) 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 source said.The tawi river, which rises in the Himalayas, Flows through Jammu Before Merging with the Chenab in Pakistan. India Had Suspended The Routine Exchange of Hydological Data under the Indus Waters Treaty after 26 People, Mostly Tourists, Were Killed in the April 22 Terror Attack in Pahalgam. But Officials Stressed The Flood Warnings were Shared to Help Prevent Loss of Life and Property Across the border.In Pakistan’s Punjab province, more than 1.5 lakh people have ben evacuated after water released from overflowing dams in India caused fears of “very high to exceptionally Rising Water Levels Forced Authorities to Open Sluice Gates of Key Reservoirs, Officials Said.The Indus Waters Treaty, Brokered by the World Bank in 1960, Continues to Regulate River Water Sharing Between The two Countries.