The cumulative water storage in Pakistan’s major reservoirs—Tarbela, Mangla, and Chashma—has reached 11.506 million acre-feet (MAF), surpassing the five-year average of 11.267 MAF by 2%.
Tarbela Reservoir achieved its maximum conservation level of 1,550 feet on August 19, 2024, a level that has been consistently maintained. Chashma Reservoir is also near its maximum conservation level, with a current water level of 648.50 feet, just shy of the 649-foot limit. Mangla Reservoir’s water level today stands at 1,217.90 feet, slightly above its five-year average of 1,217.45 feet, holding 5.455 MAF of water, just above the average storage of 5.423 MAF. This reflects the inflows from the Jhelum River for the season.
Forecasted rainfall in the southern regions and improved flows in the Indus and Kabul rivers are expected to reduce irrigation demand, potentially raising Mangla’s water level to 1,222 feet by September 10, with further increases possible depending on the Chenab River’s hydrological response and rainfall in the Mangla Dam catchment area.
