Water scarcity sets alarm bell ringing
Rawalpindi : Water scarcity here in Rawalpindi and Islamabad has set alarm bells ringing after water level at Khanpur Dam one of the major reservoirs supplying water to twin cities dropped to 1938...
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Rawalpindi : Water scarcity here in Rawalpindi and Islamabad has set alarm bells ringing after water level at Khanpur Dam one of the major reservoirs supplying water to twin cities dropped to 1938...
Islamabad : The heavy rain on Friday evening raised the water level in Simly Dam and Khanpur Dam where low water level in last few months has been a matter of grave concern for the concerned...
Islamabad The heavy rain on Friday evening raised the water level in Simly Dam and Khanpur Dam where low water level in last few months has been a matter of grave concern for the concerned...
Water level in Simly Dam has decreased due to low rains in the catchment areas. However, officials say water in the dam is sufficient to meet the needs of residents for one month. — Photo by Mohammad Asim ISLAMABAD: Water level in Simly Dam is constantly decreasing due to less rain in catchment areas of the dam. Currently, the water level in the dam is 2,247 feet against the capacity of 2,315 feet, sources said. They said during the same period last year, the dam was full to its capacity. When contacted, deputy director general Water Management Sardar Khan Zimri said: “Yes, water level...
Water crisis looms large if not enough monsoon rains July 4, 2021 Islamabad: Because of not enough snowfall during the last winter in the catchment area of Simly Dam, the main source of drinking water supply to the federal capital, the water level in the water reservoir has already dropped to 2,248 feet above sea level, the sources in the Water Management Division of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) told ‘The News’. The optimum level of the Simly water reservoir is 2,315 feet above sea level and the dead level is 2,233 feet above sea level. The sources told ‘The News’ that th...