Altaf Hamid Rao,
Causes rapid reduction of water level in Mangla dam,
MIRPUR (AJK): The country’s second largest reservoir – Mangla dam found constantly dries following continued intermittent heavy snowfall on the upper reaches of Himalayan belt and resultant decline in flow of water in the rivers, falling in the reservoir – where the water level has decreased to greater extent.
The water level in Mangla dam, located in Mirpur district of AJK, was reported as 1177.25 feet on Wednesday against maximum conservation level of 1242 feet with the live storage capacity of 3.048 MAF in the reservoir, official sources said.
The water level in the dam is gradually reducing further more, the sources said. This Correspondent understands when visited the reservoir Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the overall position of the river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages on Wednesday remained as under:-
Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 17100 cusecs and Outflows 8000 cusecs, Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 8100 cusecs and Outflows 8100 cusecs, Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 11700 cusecs and Outflows 1400 cusecs, Chenab at Marala: Inflows 9100 cusecs and Outflows 9100 cusecs.
Barrages: Jinnah: Inflows 27500 cusecs and Outflows 25200 cusecs, Chashma: Inflows: 17600 cusecs and Outflows 18000 cusecs, Taunsa: Inflows 17400 cusecs and Outflows 17400 cusecs, Panjnad: Inflows 6500 cusecs and Outflows 6500 cusecs, Guddu: Inflows 22000 cusecs and Outflows 11800 cusecs, Sukkur: Inflows 4300 cusecs and Outflows 4300 cusecs, Kotri: Inflows 2100 cusecs and Outflows 2100 cusecs.
Reservoirs (Level and Storage):
Tarbela: Minimum operating level 1392 feet, present level 1479.79 feet, maximum conservation level 1550 feet, live storage today 2.497 million acre feet (MAF).
Mangla: Minimum operating level 1050 feet, present level 1177.55 feet, maximum conservation level 1242 feet, live storage today 3.048 MAF.
Chashma: Minimum operating level 638.15 feet, present level 638.15 feet, maximum conservation level 649 feet, live storage today 0.000 MAF.
The inflows and outflows of River Indus at Tarbela and Chashma, River Kabul at Nowshera and River Jhelum at Mangla have been reflected as mean flows of 24 hours, whereas the other flows have been gauged at 6.00 a.m on Wednesday.
