Indus river inflows remain steady as reservoirs hold over 3MAF of usable water

WEB DESK: The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has reported moderate inflows and outflows across Pakistan’s major rivers, with Tarbela and Chashma barrages showing slight surpluses while Mangla continues to release more water than it receives.

The daily water report is issued by Wapda to monitor river flows and reservoir levels, which play a key role in irrigation supplies, hydropower generation and water management across the country.

Balanced flows in Indus and Kabul rivers

According to the WAPDA spokesman, at Tarbela on the River Indus, the inflow stands at 139,100 cusecs while the outflow is 136,800 cusecs.

The River Kabul at Nowshera is maintaining a perfect equilibrium with both inflow and outflow recorded at 40,100 cusecs.

At Chashma Barrage, the inflow was measured at 177,200 cusecs against an outflow of 175,000 cusecs.

Declining Chenab flow and Mangla releases

The River Chenab at Head Marala recorded a relatively low inflow of 29,500 cusecs with an outflow of just 8,500 cusecs. Meanwhile, the River Jhelum at Mangla showed an inflow of 37,900 cusecs and a higher outflow of 60,000 cusecs.

Reservoir Situation The current storage levels remain satisfactory overall. Tarbela Reservoir is at 1,437.18 feet with 645,000 acre-feet of water, Mangla stands at 1,165.10 feet holding 2,347,000 acre-feet, and Chashma is at 640.10 feet with 28,000 acre-feet.

The combined usable water storage in the three major reservoirs stands at 3,020,000 acre-feet.