MIRPUR ( AJK): Jan 13 (APP):Outflows of water reduced to only 1
00 cusecs from the country’s 2nd largest re
servoir – Mangla Dam following continual decline of water level in the re
servoir because of ongoing reported heavy snowfall on upper reaches of the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir by late Friday.
Mangla dam found constantly dries following continual reduction of inflows due to intermittent snowfall on the upper reaches of the Himalayan belt and consequent unprecedented decrease in flow of water in the rivers, falling in the re
servoir – where the water level has reduced to greater extent so far.
The water level in Mangla dam, located in Mirpur district of AJK, was reported as 1156.80 feet on Wedn
esday against maximum conservation level of 1242 feet with the live storage capacity of 2.061 MAF in the re
servoir, official sources told APP here late Friday.
The water level in the dam is gradually reducing further more, the sources said.
As a result of continual due inflow of water during ongoing season, the water level in Mangla Dam re
servoir was recorded as 1156.80 feet after discharge of 85.20 feet of water from the re
servoir by Friday Jan 12, 2024, the sources underlined.
Mangla Dam stands largest re
servoir in terms of water storage in the country, was filled to its maximum conservation capacity of 1242 feet, on August 17, this year as seasonal impounding of the re
servoir. official sources told the news agency.
At present, 2.061 million acre feet (MAF) of water is available in Mangla Dam re
servoir, the media wing of WAPDA said on Friday.
The inflows and outflows of Jhelum river at Mangla re
servoir was equally recorded as 54
00 cusecs with outflows of only 1
00 cusecs of water from the dam on Friday.
Meanwhile, the overall position of the river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla, and Chashma, along with the re
servoir levels and the barrages on Friday, remained as follows:
Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 15
000 cusecs and Outflows 15
000 cusecs; Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 79
00 cusecs and Outflows 79
00 cusecs; Khairabad Bridge: Inflows 144
00 cusecs and Outflow 14400, Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 54
00 cusecs and Outflows 1
00 cusecs, Chenab at Marala: Inflows 4
000 cusecs and Outflows 4
000 cusecs.
Barrages: Jinnah: Inflows 28
000 cusecs and Outflows 269
00 cusecs, Chashma: Inflows: 254
00 cusecs and Outflows: 18
000 cusecs, Taunsa: Inflows 122
00 cusecs and Outflows 122
00 cusecs, Guddu: Inflows 152
00 cusecs and Outflows 28
00 cusecs Sukkur: Inflows (44
00 cusecs) and Outflows (44
00 cusecs) Kotri: Inflows 48
00 cusecs and Outflows Nil cusecs Trimmu: Inflows (59
00 cusecs) and Outflows (59
00 cusecs) Panjnad: Inflows 28
00 cusecs and Outflows 28
00 cusecs.
Re
servoirs (Level and Storage):
Tarbela: Minimum operating level: 1402 feet; present level: 1480.37 feet; maximum conservation level: 1550 feet; live storage today: 2.275 MAF.
Mangla: Minimum operating level: 1050 feet; present level: 1156.80 feet; maximum conservation level: 1242 feet; live storage on Friday: 2.061 MAF.
Chashma: Minimum operating level: 638.15 feet; present level: 640.10 feet; maximum conservation level: 649 feet; live storage today: 0.026 MAF.
The inflows and outflows of River Indus at Tarbela, Jinnah, 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 a.m. on Friday.