Pakistan has demolished a protective dyke next to a major dam to relieve water pressure caused by heavy rainfall, but the move has submerged one of Sikhism’s holiest sites, Kartarpur Sahib.
Punjab Disaster Management spokesperson Mazhar Hussain confirmed that the dyke was deliberately destroyed to safeguard the dam infrastructure.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry also revealed that India had given advance diplomatic notice before releasing water from its dams. Still, relentless rainfall across northern India led to an abnormal surge in Pakistan’s eastern rivers—the Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej—forcing authorities to issue a high flood alert across Punjab province.
ভারী বৃষ্টিপাতে পানির চাপ বৃদ্ধি পাওয়ায় পাকিস্তানের একটি বাঁধের পাশের তীররক্ষা বাঁধ উড়িয়ে দিয়েছে দেশটির কর্তৃপক্ষ। খবর, দ্য ইকোনমিক টাইমসের
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