Remarkable improvement of water inflow in rivers recorded

Remarkable improvement of water inflow in major rivers of the country, especially in the Indus, Jehlum, Chenab and Kabul, was recorded owing to snow melting impact due to sudden increase in temperature which was more than 101,227 cusecs.
Indus River System Authority (Irsa) said due to better inflow in rivers water situation was getting better and further improvement is expected in the next week after snow melting impact.
Talking to APP, an official of the Authority said that the unprecedented increase of temperature in the country would contribute in snow melting process in the coming days, especially on small peaks of hilly areas of the NWFP and Kashmir.
To a question about the recent water crises in the country, he said, "there is no water crises in the country and situation is becoming normal day by day."
"We are hopeful about water improvement due to snow melting impact in major rivers of the country, including River Indus and River Jhelum besides in River Chenab and River Kabul," he further said.
Enough water will be available to meet the country's need in the coming seasons due to heavy snowfall over hills of the country, especially in upper parts of Northern Areas and various hilly areas of Balochistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, he said.
Snow melting impact will overcome water shortage and meet requirements of the country in the coming seasons, he told this agency.
Water level at Tarbela, the biggest water reservoir of the country, was recorded 1365.00 ft which is the recently declared dead level of the dam according to the decision of the Authority instead of 1369 ft.
According to the official data, released by the Indus River System Authority on Saturday, water inflow at Tarbela Dam remained 33,600 cusecs and the release was recorded same 33,600 cusecs to meet the need of the provinces of Punjab and Sindh.
When asked to comment on the water position of the dam, he said, "there is a crisis but for the time being it will be over within days."
Giving details about the Mangla Dam, he said water level at Mangla Dam was recorded 1050.40 ft, which is more than 10 ft above the dead level 1040 ft.
Water inflow at the dam remained 31,414 cusecs and outflow was recorded 25,000 cusecs.
"We are expecting further water level improvement due to the increase of inflow at both the major water reservoirs owing to snow melting impact of lower hills of the NWFP and AJK," he said.
When asked about the contribution of the River Kabul and River Chenab, he said that contribution of both the rivers was recorded 20,100 cusecs and 16,113 cusecs respectively.