Pakistan is on the brink of its worst water scarcity crisis, with water shortfalls of up to 25 percent in April and May
Tarbela and Mangala dams are likely to run out of water in a few weeks, Pakistan is on the brink of its worst water shortage crisis, with water shortfalls of up to 25% in April and May. According to the details, there is a fear of water crisis in the summer due to which there is a fear of 25% water shortfall in April and May.
Ursa Authority has called an advisory committee meeting on April 2 on the availability and distribution of water to the provinces. The Ursa Advisory Committee meeting will be chaired by Chairman Ursa in which the four provincial ministers of irrigation, WAPDA and Meteorological Department officials will participate. According to sources, the water crisis is expected to intensify in June, if there is no rain in June, the water storage in Tarbela and Mangala will be exhausted.
By December and mid-January, snowfall is extremely low, with mid-January and February snow melting. The storage of water in Tarbela dam is 3 lakh and in Mangala is 1 lakh hectare, the flow of water in the rivers is 70 thousand cusec and the discharge of water from the dams is 95 thousand cusec. Despite the rise in temperature, the flow of water in river Chenab is very low, the flow of water in river Chenab at Marala is 14 thousand cusecs. The advisory committee meeting will assess the availability and distribution of water in the rivers, consider the problems in water reservoirs due to the construction of Tarbela Project Five.
