ISLAMABAD, July 16: Tarbela Dam, the largest water reservoir of the country received 162,000 cusecs water on Tuesday and release remained higher than inflow of 200,000 cusecs.
According to Indus River System Authority (IRSA), water position will further improve by this week at Tarbela and Mangla, owing to the impact of snow melting and the expected rains of monsoon season, according to Met Office.
Official data released by IRSA, said water level at Tarbela was recorded 1447.84 ft which was about 79 ft higher than the dead level of the dam 1369 ft and at Mangla 1194.60 ft which will be filled within a week to full capacity of 1202 ft.
Water release from Tarbela remained 200,000 and inflow was recorded 162,800 cusecs, to meet the need of Punjab and Sindh as demand was high owing to long dry season in various parts of the provinces.
When asked about the water position at Mangla, an official of the monitoring cell said that water position is stable at Mangla and there is no shortage of water at the dam.—APP
