Rivers Chenab, Kabul Run In Low Flood: FFC

Federal Flood Commission (FFC) Wednesday said River Chenab at Khanki and River Kabul in Warsak-Nowshera Reach are presently flowing in ow flood.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Aug, 2018 ) :Federal Flood Commission (FFC) Wednesday said River Chenab at Khanki and River Kabul in Warsak-Nowshera Reach are presently flowing in ow flood.

Acording to daily FFC report, a peak discharge of 152,000 cusecs passed River Chenab at Marala Barrage at 2100 hrs yesterday. All other main rivers including Indus, Jhelum, Ravi and Sutlej are flowing normal.

The actual main river flows indicates that Tarbela and Mangla reservoir are at levels of 1524.93 feet and 1157.25 feet respectively. Tarbela, Chashma & Mangla reservoir's present combined live storage is 6.754 MAF (49.37 % of the total storage capacity i.e. 13.681 MAF).

Following the gradually increasing inflows at Tarbela, IRSA is ensuring rationalized filling to augment present live storage to a further state of consolidation, the report said.

Yesterday's well marked monsoon low over Northwestern Bay of Bengal (India) lies over Northern Orissa (India) as reported by FFD, Lahore. Its further movement and intensity with regard to impact over Pakistan is being closely monitored by PMD/ FFD, Lahore.

Seasonal low from the Arabian Sea and Westerly wave trough from the Mediterranean Sea still persist over Northwestern Balochistan and Kashmir respectively. Moderate moist currents from Bay of Bengal are currently penetrating into upper parts of Pakistan upto 5000 feet.

Scattered thunderstorm/rain with isolated heavy falls including one/two very heavy falls have been predicted by FFD, Lahore over the upper catchments of Rivers Indus, Jhelum and Chenab including Rawalpindi, Gujranwala & Sargodha Divisions of Punjab and Hazara & D.I. Khan Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the next 24 hours.

Scattered thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls are also expected over upper catchments of Rivers Ravi, Sutlej, besides over Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur & D.G. Khan Divisions of Punjab and Peshawar, Kohat & Malakand Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the same period.

Scattered thunderstorm rain with isolated heavy falls may continue during the next 48 hours.