'Remarkable improvement of water inflows in major rivers'

Remarkable improvement of water inflows in major rivers of the country is seen, especially in Indus, Jhelum, Chenab and Kabul owing to recent rains in various parts of the country especially in upper parts of NWFP and AJK.
Talking to APP here on Friday, an official of the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) said that recent rains in various parts of the country contributed a lot in water inflows of rivers especially in Indus, Jhelum, Neelum, Chenab and Kabul.
Irsa said due to better inflow in rivers, water situation was improving and further improvement is expected in the next week.
He said water level at Mangla Dam was recorded 1062 ft, which is 22 ft above the dead level 1040 ft.
Water inflow at the dam remained 33.000 cusecs and outflow was recorded same. "We are expecting further water level improvement due to the increase of inflow at both the major water reservoirs" he said.
To a question he said, "There is no water crisis in the country and situation is normal." "We are hopeful about water improvement in major rivers of the country including River Indus and River Jhelum besides in River Chenab and River Kabul "he said.
Enough water will be available to meet country's need in the coming seasons due to heavy snowfall over hills of the country especially in upper parts of Northern Areas and various hilly areas of NWFP and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, he said.
Snow melting impact will overcome water shortage and meet requirements of the country in the coming seasons, he told this agency.
Water level at Tarbela, the biggest water reservoir of the country, was recorded 1365.33 ft, which is the recently declared dead level of the dam according to the decision of the authority instead of 1369 ft.
According to official data released by IRSA on Friday, water inflow at Tarbela dam remained 34,100 cusec and release was recorded more than inflow 37,000 cusec to meet the need of the provinces of Punjab and Sindh.
When asked about the contribution of River Kabul and River Chenab, he said that contribution of both the rivers was recorded 23,500 cusec and 23,095 cusec respectively.