IRSA releases 337,600 cusecs water

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP):Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Tuesday released 337,600 cusecs of water from various rim stations with an inflow of 361,000 cusecs.

According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in the River Indus at Tarbela Dam stood at 1550.00 feet, which was 148.00 feet higher than the dead level of 1402.00 feet. Water inflow and outflow in the dam were recorded as 233,200 cusecs and 232,600 cusecs, respectively.

The water level in the Jhelum River at Mangla Dam was 1212.50 feet, which was 162.50 feet higher than its dead level of 1,050 feet. The inflow and outflow of water were recorded as 29,800 cusecs and 7,000 cusecs, respectively.

The release of water at Kalabagh, Taunsa, Guddu, and Sukkur was recorded as 355,400, 318,600, 237,000, and 139,200 cusecs, respectively. Similarly, from River Kabul, a total of 31,500 cusecs of water was released at Nowshera, and 41,200 cusecs were released from River Chenab at Marala.