*ISLAMABAD – Floods threat issued as India opens spillways for two damswithout prior information to Pakistan.*

*There is a threat of flooding in the Sutlej and Indus rivers because Indiahas opened the spillways of two dams without informing Pakistan. *

The NDMA and PDMA have written letters to local authorities, urging them tostay alert and take precautionary measures to prevent loss of lives.

According to the NDMA, India opened three spillways of the Ladakh Dam,which has created a threat of flooding in the Sutlej River. The water levelis currently at 14.5 feet and it is feared that between 150,000 and 200,000cusecs of water could enter the river.

Special camps have been set up in Attari, Jamal Kot and Sulemanki. The NDMAsays the water level will begin rising at Ganda Singh Wala at around 11am.

The administration should be ready to take emergency measures, wrote theNDMA in its letter. It has also alerted the authorities of theGilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority and district administrationsof areas along the Indus River.