Tarbela Dam on the mighty Indus River has almost reached its dead level with only two to three days' water left in the reservoir owing to current inflow of 17,300 cusecs and outflows 30,000 cusecs. Punjab Irrigation engineers told Business Recorder that the Wednesday's conservation level was 1,398 feet against minimum operating level of 1,392 feet, with live storage of 0.060 million acre feet (MAF).
However, Indus River System Authority has conserved 0.9 MAF water in the Mangla Dam on the River Jhelum to mature the Rabi crops including the nation's wheat crop till middle of next month as a result of exceptional high water flows in the river Chenab in the month of February.
Rain thunderstorm associated with windstorm in Balochistan, Sindh & Southern Punjab.
Meanwhile, Met Office has warned that according to the latest weather analysis rain thunderstorm (with heavy falls) accompanied by windstorm (gusting 80-120 km/h) as predicted on February 26 may create untoward situation in parts of Balochistan on Friday (night) to Saturday while in Sindh including Karachi and Southern Punjab (D G Khan, Multan and Bahawalpur divisions) on Saturday.
Met office has advised all concerned authorities and general public to take precautionary measures during the period as heavy falls may cause flash flooding in local nullah/riverine of Balochistan and hill torrents of DG Khan from Friday (evening/night) to Saturday and trigger landslides in Malakand, Hazara, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir during Saturday and Sunday. All concerned authorities have been advised to remain ALERT during the period.
More widespread rains predicted in the country from Friday to Monday (morning).
Met office informed that a strong rain bearing system is likely to approach Balochistan on Thursday (night) and likely to grip southern parts of the country on Friday and may persist in upper parts till Monday (morning). Under the influence of this weather system:
Widespread rain-thunderstorm (with isolated heavy falls) associated with windstorm is expected in Balochistan from Thursday (night) to Sunday (Morning), while at scattered places in Sindh on Friday and Saturday. Widespread rain-thunderstorm (with few moderate to isolated heavy falls & snowfall over the hills) with strong gusty winds also expected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir from Friday (night) to Monday (morning).
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