Sukkur Barrage | Pakistan

The water level in the Indus River is gradually receding at Guddu Barrage but continues to rise at Sukkur Barrage, according to the barrage control room on Monday.

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday visited Sukkur Barrage and reviewed the water situation and emergency arrangements in place.

SUKKUR: The Superintending Engineer of Sukkur Barrage on Saturday wrote a letter to the Project Director, flagging serious faults and the use of substandard materials in the recently replaced weir gates. According to the letter, low-quality materials were used in the project. During a water flow of 300,000 cusecs, the gates began vibrating. Within just […]

SUKKUR: Five unidentified bodies, which after rise in water level came with the flow, were taken out at Sukkur Barrage the other day. According to details, in a single day, five bodies were spotted stuck in different gates of Sukkur Barrage. The Rohri police, with the help of Rescue 1122 divers, could only retrieve one body due to a jurisdictional dispute between Sukkur and Rohri police. The body, which was retrieved from Gate No. 62, was transferred to Rohri Taluka Hospital. Due to the dispute, two bodies remained trapped in Gate No-35 and one each in Gate No.27 and Gate No.46. Later, those bodies were taken out when the district administration, along with the Rescue 1122 divers, arrived at Sukkur Barrage. The bodies had started decomposing. Published in Dawn, July 16th, 2025