According to the irrigation department’s water data, the water level has been recorded at 1420.7 ft at Tarbela Dam, while the inflow and outflow of water at the reservoir have been 39,300 and 20,000 cusecs, respectively.
Kabul River, a tributary of the Indus River, feeds 31,600 cusecs of water into the river.
The inflow of water at Sukkur Barrage has been 24,860 cusecs and outflow has been 6,630 cusecs while the water requirement has been 28,850 cusecs, which points out a water shortage of 37%.
Meanwhile, water inflow at Kotri Barrage in the downstream of the river has been 4,365 cusecs while the outflow has been only 190 cusecs. Here, 6,800 cusecs of water are required; thus, the water shortage has reached 36% at Kotri Barrage.
Overall Sindh’s three barrages Guddu, Sukkur and Kotri, have overall 35,655 cusecs, while the available water has been 27,799 cusecs, which pointing out 22.03 percent scarcity of water.
The impact of the water shortage at canals has become obvious, as the Rohri Canal is being fed 8,000 cusecs instead of 12,500 cusecs of water, and the Nara Canal is being supplied 8,000 cusecs instead of 12,600 cusecs of water.
Khairpur East and West canals are being supplied 1220 cusecs and 1010 cusecs of water, respectively.
Experts are predicting an intense water crisis for crops and drinking water if the current water situation remains unchanged.
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