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Amid growing water paucity…
By Khalid Mustafa
ISLAMABAD: In an alarming development, amid the growing water paucity, Tarbela dam level has plummeted to 1402 ft close to the dead level of 1400 feet, according to the daily water inflows and outflows data, and a Punjab government letter written to the Indus River System Authority (Irsa).
The stored water in the reservoir now stands at just 0.115 MAF, which can cater to water needs of the provinces only for two days.
Also, the situation in Mangla dam is also worrying, as water level in this reservoir stands at 1111.30 ft against its crest level of 1095ft. And if the water level touches the crest level of 1095, then the massive quantum of 38,000 cusecs per day water releases to provinces will not be possible because of spillways constraints of Mangla dam. And due to massive water withdrawals from Tarbela and Mangla by both Sindh and Punjab to meet their irrigational requirements, Tarbela is most likely to touch dead level after two