Upper regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Balochistan and Azad Kashmir are in grip of cold wave after fall of mercury below zero point in these areas, Meteorological department said here on Monday.
In its daily weather report the department said that the lowest minimum temperature in Pakistan was recorded -07c at Skardu, followed by Hunza -06c, Kalat -05C, Quetta -03C, Ziarat -04C, and Kalam -2c. The lowest temperature in Punjab was recorded at Kamra and Islamabad 7.0c. The highest maximum temperature 34.0 C in Pakistan was recorded at Lasbela.
In Punjab highest temperature 32.0c was recorded at Noor Pur Thal.In Lahore minimum temperature was 10.5C and maximum remained 28.5C. In its weather forecast, met office said that continental air prevails over most parts of the country and the weather will remain mainly dry in most parts of the country.
Meanwhile the meteorological department has established its "Weather Studio" in Islamabad keeping in view experiences of the devastating Earthquake of 2005, and the recent extreme floods in Pakistan. A met office spokesman said the need of such studio for the weather briefing, climate change, environment and other related issues for the public awareness, was highly required. In order to make up this requirement, this Weather Studio has been established with the grant and co-operation of UNESCO.
It may be added that Pakistan is a land of much splendour. The scenery changes northward from coastal beaches, lagoons and mangrove swamps in the south to sandy deserts, desolate plateaus, fertile plains, and dissected upland in the middle and high mountains with beautiful valleys, snow-covered peaks and eternal glaciers in the north. The variety of landscape divides Pakistan into six major regions The North High Mountainous Region, The Western Low Mountainous Region, The Balochistan Plateau, The Potohar Uplands, The Punjab, and The Sindh Plains.
In its river water flows, reservoir level and electricity production report a Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) spokesman said that Indus River System Authority is releasing 60,000 cusecs water from Tarbela dam against the run of the Indus river 30,200 cusecs water to generate maximum electricity from Tarbela Hydel Power houses. Similarly it is releasing 23,000 cusecs more water from the Mangla dam on river Jhelum against run of river 10,479 cusecs water. He said Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) on Monday generated 12,507 MW electricity against the demand of 12,942 with marginal shortfall of 435 MW that was met by better load management. PEPCO supplied 690 MW electricity to Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC). He said hydel powerhouses at Tarbela, Ghazi Barotha, Mangla and other produced 5290 MW electricity, thermal power units 1,832 units, IPPs 4,323 and RPPs 62 MW electricity.
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