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Four arrested for swimming in canal during flood emergency

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In this photograph taken on April 26, 2023, a man looks for recyclable materials as he walks over a floating barrier stopping waste coming from a sewage canal leading to the Yamuna River in New Delhi. - Out of the 72 billion litres of sewage currently generated in Indian urban centres every day, 45 billion litres -- equal to 18,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools -- isn't treated, according to government figures for 2020-21. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) / TO GO WITH: India-population-environment-sewage, FOCUS by Simon STURDEE (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

BALOKI: Police in Sarai Mughal arrested four young men on Sunday for swimming in the BS Link Canal in Baloki, in violation of Section 144, which was imposed due to the ongoing flood emergency in Kasur district.

Under the supervision of SHO Inspector Iftikhar Joya, separate cases were registered against the individuals, who were identified as Ahmed Hassan, Gul Zaib, Waris, and Mujahid.

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