Pakistan, May 22 -- The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province issued a flood alert in the Chenab river this week, after India announced it would open the spillway gates of its Salal Dam for silt flushing till May 30.

An advisory by district magistrate's office of India's Jammu and Kashmir Reasi district announced this week that the spillway gates of Salal Dam, located in Chenab river, will be opened on Thursday, May 21, from 9:00 a.m. till May 30 for reservoir silt flushing.

Chenab river is one of six transboundary rivers shared by neighbors India and Pakistan. Excess water released by Indian dams during the 2025 monsoon season and heavy rains caused floods in Pakistan's eastern Punjab pro...