Following torrential rains and swift melting of snow on the snow-clad upper reaches of Himalayan Jammu and Kashmir state, the water level of country’s second largest water reservoir, Mangla Dam, is swiftly rising to a dangerous level, official sources said. The water level in the reservoir was recorded as 1,210.60 feet as against maximum conservation level of 1,242 feet with live storage of 5.025 million acre feet (MAF), the sources told APP on Friday. The minimum operating water level in the dam is 1,050 feet.
The inflow of water of Jhelum River at Mangla was reported at 49,200 cusecs with the outflows of 10,000 cusecs from the Mangla reservoir on Friday, the sources said. The overall position of the river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages remained on Friday as under: Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 304,800 cusecs and Outflow 302,200 cusecs, Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 61,300 cusecs and Outflows 61,300 cusecs, Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 49200 cusecs and Outflows 10,000 cusecs, Chenab at Marala: Inflows 87,000 cusecs and Outflows 59,700 cusecs.
Barrages
Jinnah: Inflows 357,000 cusecs and Outflows 349,000 cusecs, Chashma: Inflows: 385,700 cusecs and Outflows 366,200 cusecs, Taunsa: Inflows 381,400 cusecs and Outflows 368,200 cusecs, Panjnad: Inflows 70,100 cusecs and Outflows 54,700 cusecs, Guddu: Inflows 37,3900 cusecs and Outflows 33,5400 cusecs, Sukkur: Inflows 312,100 cusecs and Outflows 260,900 cusecs, Kotri: Inflows 154,700 cusecs and Outflows 138,200.
Reservoirs (Level and Storage): Tarbela: Minimum operating level 1,392 feet, present level 1,547.19 feet, maximum conservation level 1,550 feet, live storage 5.889 million acre feet (MAF).
Mangla: Minimum operating level 1,050 feet, present level 1,210.60 feet, maximum conservation level 1,242 feet, live storage 5.025 MAF.
Chashma: Minimum operating level 638.15 feet, present level 641.50 feet, maximum conservation level 649 feet, live storage today 0.049 MAF.
