A significant decrease has been recorded in the water inflows of the Chenab River over the past 24 hours.
According to officials, the river’s inflow, which stood at 9,500 cusecs a day earlier, has dropped by 4,300 cusecs to 5,200 cusecs today. The outflow from the river currently remains zero.
According to the latest water situation report issued by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), the River Indus is receiving an inflow of 18,900 cusecs, while its outflow has been recorded at 27,000 cusecs. In the Jhelum River, water inflow stands at 3,300 cusecs, whereas the outflow is 33,000 cusecs.
At the Chashma Barrage, water inflow has been recorded at 26,300 cusecs, with an outflow of 34,000 cusecs. A WAPDA spokesperson said that both inflow and outflow in the Kabul River are currently 7,700 cusecs.
Providing details of major reservoirs, the spokesperson said the water level at Tarbela Dam is 1,486.39 feet, with a live storage of 2.498 million acre-feet.
At Mangla Dam, the water level stands at 1,202.40 feet, and water storage is recorded at 4.407 million acre-feet. Meanwhile, the water level at Chashma is 640.80 feet, with a storage of 40,000 acre-feet.
The total combined water storage in the country’s three major reservoirs currently stands at 6.945 million acre-feet, according to WAPDA officials.
