Though the Indus River System Authority is discharging 3,60,000 cusecs water in the sprawling canal irrigation network across the country for sowing and maturing of strategic Kharif crops , yet it has stored 8.3 MAF water in the Mangla and Tarbela dams 8.3 MAF water against their total capacity of 13.8 MAF water.
The water regulatory body has stored 5.177 MAF in the Mangla dam on the river Jhelum against its full capacity of 7.40 MAF water. The water level in the dam is just 30 ft below of its maximum height of 1242 ft, above sea. The water managers have filled 50 percent Tarbela dam on the mighty Indus, against its capacity of 6.43 MAF water ahead of the Monsoon season.
Meanwhile IRSA is meeting all irrigation water requirements of the four provinces for the purpose of sowing, growing and maturing the Kharif crops including cotton, rice, sugarcane, maize, vegetables, fodder for live stock and fruit orchards. According to 21st June water report of WAPDA, IRSA is releasing 1,93,600 cusecs water downstream the Tarbela dam against the inflow of 249100 cusecs in the river Indus, 80,100 cusecs water of river Kabul, 15,000 cusecs downstream the Mangla Dam on the river Jhelum against the Inflow of 57200 cusecs and 77,900 cusecs running water in the river Chenab
Meanwhile the Flood Warning Centre has said that River Indus is in low flood at Tarbela, Kalabagh, Chashma and Taunsa barrage. River Kabul is in medium flood at Nowshera with the flow of 80,100 cusecs of water.
Water discharges at barrages:
Barrages: Jinnah-Inflows 278900 cusecs and Outflows 270900 cusecs, Chashma -Inflows 298700 cusecs and Outflows 275000 cusecs, Taunsa- Inflows 266300 cusecs and Outflows 238500 cusecs, Panjnad- Inflows 20200 cusecs and Outflows 4300 cusecs, Guddu- Inflows 205600 cusecs and Outflows 167700 cusecs, Sukkur- Inflows 118900 cusecs and Outflows 64800 cusecs, Kotri- Inflows 43100 cusecs and Outflows 2400 cusecs.