ISLAMABAD – The water level in Tarbela Dam dropped almost to dead level of 1378 feet on Saturday, only about 0.88 feet high.
According to data released by Indus River System Authority (IRSA) here, the maximum water level in River Indus at Tarbela was 1378.88 feet which was only 0.88 feet above its dead level of 1378 feet. Water inflow in the dam was recorded as 20,700 cusecs and outflow was 30,000 cusecs. The water level at River Jhelum at Mangla was 1089.70 feet which is 49.70 feet above its dead level of 1040 feet whereas the inflow and outflow of water in the dam was recorded as 26,966 and 45,000 cusecs respectively.
Meanwhile, IRSA released 100,592 cusecs water from various rim stations while the inflow remained as 73,258 cusecs. The release of water at Kalabagh, Taunsa and Sukkur was recorded as 32,430, 42,568 and 34,766 cusecs respectively.
Similarly, from River Kabul a total of 13,500 cusecs of water was released at Nowshera and 12,092 cusecs released from River Chenab at Marala.