After 29 hours: Rawal Dam spillways closed

ISLAMABAD: Spillways of the Rawal Dam were closed at 1pm on Monday after operating for more than 29 hours. According to Rana Bilal, the Sub-Divisional Officer of the Small Dams Organisation at Rawal Dam said the level of water in the dam exceeded beyond its maximum conservation level, which is 1,752 feet, owing to the massive rainfall in the catchment areas. “Therefore, to bring the water level down, surplus water was released and now the level has been brought down to 1,750 feet,” he said. Bilal further said that so far, a total of 5,272 feet of water has been released from the dam.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 16^th, 2014.