Islamabad
The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) Lahore has said that heavy downpour may cause Urban Flooding in Karachi and Hyderabad and flash flooding in the Hill Torrents of Eastern Balochistan on August 7-8. As per FFD, Lahore, scattered rain-thunder showers with Isolated Heavy Falls are expected over Bahawalpur & Rahim Yar Khan (Punjab), Khairpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Qambar Shahdad Kot, Jacobabad, Kashmore & Ghotki (Sindh) and Kalat, Jaffarabad, Jhalmagsi, Khuzdar, Lasbella & Awaran (Balochistan) during the said period.
Similarly, widespread rain/wind-thundershowers with Isolated Heavy to Very Heavy Falls has been predicted by FFD, Lahore, over Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Tharparker, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Tando Allah Yar, Matiyari, Tando Muhammad Khan, Jamshoro, Dadu and Shaheed Benazirabad of Sindh Province on August 7 to 8. At present all main rivers are flowing in ‘Normal Flow Condition’. Owing to present temperature fluctuations, Tarbela reservoir has attained water level of only 1482.48 feet as compared to 1538.00 feet of last year.
It still has 67.52 feet space to attain 1550.00 feet Maximum Conservation Level (MCL). With present meteorological conditions 100% storage of Tarbela Dam would require judicious operation of its reservoir viz-a-viz the provincial indents.—APP
