The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has released updated data highlighting a decline in water inflows across several major rivers in Pakistan, alongside the latest figures on reservoir levels and storage.
According to the report, the Indus River at Tarbela is recording an inflow of 91,800 cusecs, with an outflow of 82,000 cusecs.
The Jhelum River at Mangla shows an inflow of 37,300 cusecs and an outflow of 28,000 cusecs. The Chashma Barrage is receiving 126,200 cusecs of water, with 114,000 cusecs being discharged.
Meanwhile, the Chenab River at Head Marala has an inflow of 20,500 cusecs and an outflow of 5,100 cusecs. The Kabul River at Nowshera maintains a balanced inflow and outflow of 34,900 cusecs.
Reservoir levels also remain significant. The Tarbela Reservoir currently holds water at a level of 1,493.14 feet, with a live storage capacity of 1.605 million acre-feet (MAF).
The Mangla Dam has reached a level of 1,195.11 feet, storing 1.552 MAF, while Chashma Reservoir stands at 640.64 feet with a live storage of 0.263 MAF.
Combined storage across the three major reservoirs now totals 3.42 MAF.
WAPDA has confirmed a noticeable drop in inflows compared to the previous day. The Chenab River has seen a decrease of 2,700 cusecs, Jhelum River by 2,700 cusecs, and Indus River by 6,100 cusecs. Authorities continue to monitor the situation and are expected to provide further updates as needed.
Additionally, as part of retaliation for a deadly attack on tourists in April that New Delhi blames on Islamabad, India is mulling measures to drastically boost the amount of water it draws from a major river that supplies Pakistani farmers downstream.
