The gradual discharge of water from the country’s currently fully packed largest Mangla Dam began on Thursday.
After about a week-long pause only 0.25 feet of water was discharged from the country’s largest fully packed Mangla Dam reservoir since full impounding this season to the stipulated maximum level of 1,242 feet, official sources said.
Mangla Dam, which stands as the biggest reservoir in terms of water storage in the country, was filled to its maximum conservation capacity of 1,242 feet, on Aug 17, official sources told APP.
According to the media wing of Wapda, Mangla dam contained a minimum operating level of 1,050 feet, a present level of 1,241.75 feet, and a maximum conservation level of 1,242 feet.
The inflows of Jhelum River at Mangla reservoir were recorded as 11,800 cusecs with outflows of the same 18,000 cusecs of water from the dam on Thursday.
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