The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has said that there will be a 10 per cent water shortage at the beginning of the Kharif season and a 4 per cent water shortage at the end of the season.
According to the IRSA statement issued Thursday, a meeting of the Advisory Committee chaired by IRSA Chairman Rao Irshad was informed that a total of 108.75 Million Acre Foot (MAF) of water would be available in the Kharif season while 14.47 MAF of water will go into the sea.
According to the announcement, 15.01 MAF of water will be absorbed by the land during the flow while 10.05 MAF of water will be saved for the start of next Rabi season.
68.67 MAF of water will be distributed among the provinces, out of which Punjab will get 34.112 MAF and Sindh 30.893 MAF.
Whereas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will get 0.823 MAF and Balochistan will get 2.848 MAF.
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s death anniversary observed
- 4 گھنٹے قبل
As Saudi tensions with Houthis escalate, mediator Pakistan faces pressure to choose a side
- 10 گھنٹے قبل
Is it harder to have kids today? Or is it harder to want to?
- 10 گھنٹے قبل
New York marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
- 7 گھنٹے قبل
Pakistan reaffirms support for sincere efforts aimed at de-escalation, dialogue in Yemen
- 9 گھنٹے قبل
Australia Mosque in Lahore marks 100 years of Australia–Pakistan connections
- 8 گھنٹے قبل
AI-assisted documentary tests cinema's boundaries at Venice Film Festival
- 9 گھنٹے قبل
Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement
- 12 گھنٹے قبل
SteelSeries’ pro-grade, wireless Xbox controller sure is expensive
- 12 گھنٹے قبل
Microsoft breaks another patch Tuesday record
- 12 گھنٹے قبل
JBL’s soundbar with detachable rear speakers is over $300 off
- 12 گھنٹے قبل
An elegant fix for one of America’s deadliest road problems
- 19 گھنٹے قبل
