Agriculture
- Rabi Crops: Irsa Increases Water Supply By Seven Percent
The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has downgraded projected water shortage for Rabi crops 2013-14 from 15 percent to 7 percent during the months of February and March as water availability in the dams and the rivers has improved considerably.Punjab...
- Water Flows In Jhelum, Chenab Increase
The running water in the rivers Jhelum and Chenab increased at rim stations after rains in their catchment areas during past two days, Flood Forecasting Division said here on Friday. It said water flow in the River Jhelum had increased from 18,000 cusecs...
- Irsa Releases 314,947 Cusecs Of Water
July 03, 2013 The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Tuesday released 314,947 cusecs water for various rim stations with inflow of 386,513 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1506.58 feet,...
- 10,000 Cusecs Of Fresh Water Released Into Indus Delta
June 27, 2013 M RAFIQUE GORAYAAbout 10,000 cusecs water is being released downstream Kotri Barrage into the Indus Delta region to meet its fresh water requirements after a lapse of nine months, Flood Warning Centre said here on Wednesday. It said 42,868...
- Sudden Increase In River Water Flow
There has been a sudden increase in the water flow in the four live rivers from 96,000 cusecs to 1,72,000 cusecs after the current spell of rain in the upper regions of the country. According to 25th March WAPDA report about the position of river inflows/outflows...
Agriculture
Irsa stops further water releases from Tarbela Dam
The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has stopped further water releases from the Tarbela dam on river Indus and is only putting run of the River Indus water in the canal irrigation system across the country, Punjab Irrigation Engineers told Business Recorder here on Tuesday. 
They said that the water regulatory body has reduced water flow in the mighty Indus downstream the Tarbela dam from 85,000 cusecs to 65,000 cusecs to preserve maximum water for sowing, maturing and harvesting the Rabi crops 2013-14. Presently, 5.2 MAF water is available in the reservoir for releases till March 31, 2014. However they said that 45,000 cusecs water is being discharged downstream the upgraded Mangla dam against the flow of 13,430 cusecs in the river Jhelum to irrigate crops in the central and south Punjab. According to rivers flows and reservoirs level report of Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) of October 8, the Sindh Irrigation department has stopped water releases in the Indus delta downstream the Kotri barrage as water inflow in the barrage has decreased to 21,880 cusecs which is being put into the canals taking off from the head-works in the lower Sindh,.The report said that 69,600 cusecs water is flowing in the river Indus at Tarbela, 15,800 cusecs in the river Kabul, 13,400 cusecs in the river Jhelum and 22,400 cusecs in the river Chenab.
FORECAST FOR TODAY: Mainly dry weather is expected over most parts of the country. However, isolated thundershower is likely to occur over Mirpur Khas, Hyderabad, Karachi, Kalat, Lahore, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Hazara divisions, Islamabad and Kashmir.
They said that the water regulatory body has reduced water flow in the mighty Indus downstream the Tarbela dam from 85,000 cusecs to 65,000 cusecs to preserve maximum water for sowing, maturing and harvesting the Rabi crops 2013-14. Presently, 5.2 MAF water is available in the reservoir for releases till March 31, 2014. However they said that 45,000 cusecs water is being discharged downstream the upgraded Mangla dam against the flow of 13,430 cusecs in the river Jhelum to irrigate crops in the central and south Punjab. According to rivers flows and reservoirs level report of Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) of October 8, the Sindh Irrigation department has stopped water releases in the Indus delta downstream the Kotri barrage as water inflow in the barrage has decreased to 21,880 cusecs which is being put into the canals taking off from the head-works in the lower Sindh,.The report said that 69,600 cusecs water is flowing in the river Indus at Tarbela, 15,800 cusecs in the river Kabul, 13,400 cusecs in the river Jhelum and 22,400 cusecs in the river Chenab.
FORECAST FOR TODAY: Mainly dry weather is expected over most parts of the country. However, isolated thundershower is likely to occur over Mirpur Khas, Hyderabad, Karachi, Kalat, Lahore, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Hazara divisions, Islamabad and Kashmir.
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- Rabi Crops: Irsa Increases Water Supply By Seven Percent
The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has downgraded projected water shortage for Rabi crops 2013-14 from 15 percent to 7 percent during the months of February and March as water availability in the dams and the rivers has improved considerably.Punjab...
- Water Flows In Jhelum, Chenab Increase
The running water in the rivers Jhelum and Chenab increased at rim stations after rains in their catchment areas during past two days, Flood Forecasting Division said here on Friday. It said water flow in the River Jhelum had increased from 18,000 cusecs...
- Irsa Releases 314,947 Cusecs Of Water
July 03, 2013 The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Tuesday released 314,947 cusecs water for various rim stations with inflow of 386,513 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1506.58 feet,...
- 10,000 Cusecs Of Fresh Water Released Into Indus Delta
June 27, 2013 M RAFIQUE GORAYAAbout 10,000 cusecs water is being released downstream Kotri Barrage into the Indus Delta region to meet its fresh water requirements after a lapse of nine months, Flood Warning Centre said here on Wednesday. It said 42,868...
- Sudden Increase In River Water Flow
There has been a sudden increase in the water flow in the four live rivers from 96,000 cusecs to 1,72,000 cusecs after the current spell of rain in the upper regions of the country. According to 25th March WAPDA report about the position of river inflows/outflows...