OUR CORRESPONDENT
KHANPUR Water inflow in all major rivers has significantly surged owing to rainy spell and on Sunday it stood at 223,000 cusecs against total outflow of 115,400 cusecs. According to the data released by Indus River System Authority (IRSA) water inflow in Indus River at Tarbela was recorded as 39,300 cusecs against outflow of 5,000 cusecs. The dam level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1461.61 feet, which was 75.61 feet higher than its dead level 1386 feet. Similarly, the water inflow in the Jhelum River at Mangla was recorded as 84,100 cusecs against outflow of 10,800 cusecs. The water level in the Jhelum River at Mangla Dam was recorded as 1181.70 feet, which was 141.70 feet higher than its dead level of 1040 feet. Water inflow in Kabul River at Nowshera was recorded as 33,000 cusecs while in Chenab River at Marala was recorded as 66,900 cusecs. The release of water at Kalabagh, Taunsa and Sukkur was recorded as 60,300, 23,100 and 33,800 cusecs respectively. The total water storage in all reservoirs stood at 5.099 million acre feet. The water level in Khanpur dam reservoir Sunday reached its highest level owing to the heavy downpour and snowfall in upper parts of district Abbottabad, prompting the dam authorities to open the spillways. Continuous heavy downpour in the hilly areas of Galyat, Saidpur, and Khanpur filled the dam up to 1981.6 feet, while the maximum conservation level is 1982ft. This was the third time in the current season when the authorities have decided to remain open the spillways till the discharge of more than 6,600 cusecs of water. The dam officials have also disclosed that current water inflow in the reservoir was 700 cusec feet and normal outflow was 65.50 while the provision of water to Rawalpindi and Islamabad would continue.
