The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Releases 204,200 Cusecs Water

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published May 21, 2019 | 05:36 PM

The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Tuesday released 204,200 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 187,100 cusecs

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st May, 2019 ) :The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Tuesday released 204,200 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 187,100 cusecs.

According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1406.16 feet, which was 20.16 feet higher than its dead level of 1,386 feet.

Water inflow in the dam was recorded as 57,200 cusecs while outflow as 70,000 cusecs.

The water level in the Jhelum River at Mangla Dam was 1155.

10 feet, which was 115.10 feet higher than its dead level of 1,040 feet whereas the inflow and outflow of water was recorded as 47,700 cusecs and 52,000 cusecs respectively.

The release of water at Kalabagh, Taunsa and Sukkur was recorded as 112,000, 88,000 and 22,000 cusecs respectively.

Similarly from the Kabul River, 51,500 cusecs of water was released at Nowshera and 7,400 cusecs from the Chenab River at Marala.

The total water stood at 2.26 million acre feet (MAF).