Irsa releases 390,000 cusecs of water into canal network

As the sowing/growing of Kharif cash crops is in full swing , the Indus River System Authority(Irsa) released 3,90,000 cusecs of water into the countrywide irrigation canal network , Wapda water manager told Business Recorder, here on Thursday. They said the water regulatory body is discharging 1,60,000 cusecs downstream the Tarbela dam on the River Indus.
River Kabul is contributing 98,200 cusecs of water to the Indus zone to feed irrigation canals emanating from Jinnah barrage, Chashma barrage, Taunsa barrage, Guddu barrage, Sukkur barrage and Kotri barrage. River Chenab is providing 98,700 cusecs of water to Mangla zone. Over 30,000 cusecs water is being released downstream the Mangla dam on the river Jhelum. Punjab Irrigation department is discharging 33,000 cusecs into strategic Marala-Ravi link canal (20,000) and 13,000 cusecs in the Upper Chenab canal.
They said that the Sindh province is receiving 2,00,300 cusecs of water at Guddu barrage, 1,16,800 cusecs at Sukkur barrage and 35,555 cusecs water at Kotri barrage. The water manager has stored nearly 6 MAF water in the three reservoirs, ie Mangla, Tarbela and Chashma before the start of Monsoon season.
FLOOD SITUATION: According to Flood Forecasting Centre, River Indus is in low flood at Jinnah barrage (2,48,000 cusecs) and at Chashma barrage (2,55,200 cusecs) , River Chenab is in low flood at Marala (98,700 cusecs) and River Jhelum at Mangla (67,000 cusecs). River Kabul is in medium flood at Nowshera 98,200 cusecs.