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Pakistan’s Mangla and Tarbela Dams Plunge to Dead Levels After India Suspends Indus Waters Treaty

Reduced river inflows have forced officials to release more water than they receive, threatening kharif sowing until monsoon rains arrive.

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Pakistan is staring at a full-blown water crisis

Overview

  • Pakistan’s Mangla and Tarbela reservoirs have dropped near their dead levels, preventing gravity releases and endangering irrigation in Punjab and Sindh.
  • IRSA reported that on June 11 the country discharged 11,180 cusecs more water than it received, highlighting a growing imbalance between inflows and outflows.
  • Water deliveries to Punjab fell to 114,600 cusecs on June 11, marking a 20% decline from the same date last year at the start of the kharif season.
  • India’s desilting and flushing of its dams in Jammu & Kashmir is expected to further curtail flows in the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers.
  • Authorities anticipate relief only with the onset of monsoon rains next month, but managing releases remains difficult without treaty-mandated hydrological data from India.