Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Wapda, SCO sign Rs860 million IT services contract for Diamer-Basha Dam construction

LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) and the Special Communication Organisation (SCO) signed an agreement worth Rs860 million for an uninterrupted and state-of-the-art communication and information technology services for the dam project, a statement said on Wednesday. The services may also be utilised for other Wapda projects, as well, it added. The contract … Read more

Irsa releases 296,700 cusecs water

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Friday released 296,700 cusecs of water from various rim stations with the inflow of 442,800 cusecs, according to the data released by the authority. The water level in the River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1,487.91 feet, which was 103.91 feet higher than its dead level of … Read more

All major rivers of Pakistan continue to run normally: FFC

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The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) stated that all main rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej) were curving normally with no riverine flood conditions in the country. According to the daily FFC report, the collective live storage volume of Tarbela, Mangla & Chashma basins is 4.183 MAF which is 30.95% of the total Combined Live … Read more

Reservoirs of Mangla, Tarbela, Chashma are better than previous years

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What can be termed a good omen for agriculture and hydropower generation in Pakistan, the cumulative quantum of water available at present in Mangla, Tarbela and Chashma reservoirs is far better than that of the previous years. According to the statistics, as much as 7.018 million acre feet (MAF) of water is available in the … Read more