Khanpur Dam’s spillways opened sixth time in one month

The Khanpur Dam administration on Sunday opened the spillways sixth time during last one month as water level in the dam increased up to the maximum conservation limit. The inflow of water in the dam was recorded at 670 cusecs while the outflow from the canal at 136 cusecs.

Khanpur Dam EXEN Soaib Arshad said that during last one month, the spillways of Khanpur Dam were opened several times due to the increase in the water level up to its maximum conservation limit of 1,982 feet. He further spillways were opened and 6,870 cusecs of water was released.

The EXEN said that the dam administration had received information through social media that some local people were throwing carcasses of animals infected with lumpy skin disease in the dam water and in this regard the police were asked to take action.

He further said that the supply of water to Rawalpindi and Islamabad from the dam was being tested after every two hours in a laboratory at the water filtration plant Sangjani to ensure supply of purified water to both the cities and no such virus has been found so far.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 19^th, 2022.