The country’s second-largest reservoir Mangla Dam, gradually dries as a result of continuous reductions in inflows and increases in outflows caused by intermittent snowfall on the upper reaches of the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir and the ensuing rapid decrease in the flow of water in the rivers that fall into the reservoir, where the water level has decreased significantly.
Official sources told APP here on Thursday that the water level at the Mangla dam was recorded as 1156.65 feet today, and the reservoir has a live storage capacity of 2.054 MAF and a maximum conservation level of 1242 feet. The reports stated that the dam’s water level is steadily dropping. The sources said Mangla Dam, which is the nation’s largest reservoir in terms of water storage, was filled to its maximum conservation capacity of 1242 feet on August 17, this year as part of the seasonal impounding of the reservoir.
On Thursday, the Jhelum River’s inflows and outflows at the Mangla Reservoir were measured as 8000 and 25000 cusecs of water from the dam, respectively. Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 14600 cusecs and Outflows 40000 cusecs, Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 9000 cusecs and Outflows 9000 cusecs, Khairabad Bridge: Inflows 15200 cusecs and Outflow 15200, Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 8000 cusecs and Outflows 25000 cusecs, Chenab at Marala.—INP
