Water At Chashma Barrage Reaches Dead Level

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 2:18 pm

After Mangla and Tarbela dams, water in Chashma Barrage has also dropped to dead level today.
According to IRSA sources, inflow of water in Chashma Barrage is 33,853 cusecs while outflow is 42,655 cusecs. At Marala, inflow of water is 9,156 cusecs while outflow is 1,056 cusecs. According to IRSA sources, due to shortage, discharge of water from Tarbela Dam was curtailed by 9,400 cusecs. Here, water’s level is 1,378 feet and outflow is 21,600 cusecs. Level of water in Mangla Dam is 1,040 feet.