Irsa releases 223,500 cusecs of water
Ecnec approved the construction of Awaram Dam, a project of the Ministry of Water Resources, at a revised cost of Rs23.6 billion. photo: file
Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Tuesday released 223,500 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 274,200 cusecs.
According to the data released by Irsa, water level in River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1467.78 feet and was 69.78 feet higher than its dead level of 1,398 feet.
Water inflow and outflow in the dam was recorded as 125,900 cusecs and 85,000 cusecs respectively. The water level in River Jhelum at Mangla Dam was 1182.40 feet, which was 134.40 feet higher than its dead level of 1,050 feet.
The inflow and outflow of water was recorded 39,900 cusecs and 30,000 cusecs respectively.