The water level at Tarbela Dam has risen 82 feet above its dead level following monsoon rains while inflows into the reservoir continue to increase.
Rains raise Tarbela Dam water level 82 feet above dead level
PESHAWAR, Jul 07 (APP):The water level at Tarbela Dam has risen 82 feet above its dead level following monsoon rains while inflows into the reservoir continue to increase.
According to the dam administration on Tuesday, the water level has reached 1,484.20 feet, compared to the dead level of 1,402 feet. The dam’s full reservoir level is 1,550 feet.
Latest figures show that water inflow into the reservoir stands at 236,800 cusecs, while outflow is 157,700 cusecs. Since inflows are exceeding outflows, water storage in the reservoir is continuing to increase.
The dam administration further stated that all 17 power generation units at Tarbela Dam are fully operational. The hydropower station is currently generating 4,370 megawatts (MW) of electricity against its installed generation capacity of 4,980 MW.
