Mangla Storage Remains Low Ahead Of Rabi Season
Pakistan’s water reserves have risen to nearly 11 million acre feet, but the slower filling of Mangla Reservoir is raising … Read More The post Mangla Storage Remains Low Ahead Of Rabi Season appeared first on ProPakistani .
According to ProPakistani, Pakistan's water reserves have reached nearly 11 million acre feet, but the slower filling of Mangla Reservoir has raised concerns about water availability for the upcoming Rabi cropping season. While Tarbela and Chashma reservoirs are nearing full capacity, Mangla currently holds only 5.105 million acre feet, which is 70.34 percent of its total capacity.
The slower buildup at Mangla is primarily due to weaker inflows in the Jhelum River and below-average monsoon flows in the Jhelum and Chenab river systems. The availability of water for the Rabi season will largely depend on how much is released from reservoirs between the end of August and the completion of the Kharif crop, as well as the water available in rivers, streams, and other channels, including recent flood-generated supplies.
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