The collective
Water storage capacity in the
dams around the country has hit its
lowest mark, as reported by Geo News.The media report citing officials of the Indus River System Authority claimed that the
dams in Pakistan have been encountering severe
Water insufficiency as a result of a deficit in rains this year. As per the representative, the combined capacity equals to 900,000 acre-feet including two of the biggest
dams in the country -Tarbela that has a capacity of 128,000 acre-feet and Mangla with 718,000 amplitude. It was also revealed that the Chashma Barrage withholds a mere capacity of 44,000 acre-feet.With an extreme wave of
Water scarcity that is gradually enveloping the nation, Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has taken pressing action to settle the impending crisis by heading a meeting of concerned experts in which it was concluded that construction of two
dams is to begin on immediate notice.
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