Karachi.(HRNW) : On the directions of the Sindh Minister for Irrigation Department, Jam Khan Shoro a letter has sent to the Chairman, Indus River System Authority (IRSA) by Sindh Irrigation department regarding transferring of water through Chashma-Jhehlam (CJ), and Tirmmu and Panjnad (TP) link canals and also demanded immediate closure of these canals so that water shortage should be avoided in Sindh province.
According to the letter, due to climatic condition, the inflows at River Indus at Tarbela and River Kabul at Naushera were being decreased continuously and the water inflows at Tarbela have also reduced from 179,300 cusecs to 98,400 cusecs on 7th of September 2021. It was said that the discharge of Kabul River has decreased from 22,800 cusecs to 13,700 cusecs and under the circumstances when inflows at Indus System have reached alarming level.
It was apprised in the letter that the flows in Chasma Jhelum Link canal have increased 15,000 cusecs from 2,292 cusecs while the flows in Trimmu and Panjand (TP) Link canal have also increased from 2,894 cusecs to 5,423 cusecs on 6th of September 2021.
According to the letter, it was said that the burden of enhanced supplies in both link canals have resulted fast depletion of Tarbela Reservoir in the order of about 2.62 feet in a day, similarly in Mangla Reservoir with a rate of 0.75 feet per day. Sindh Irrigation Department demanded from IRSA authorities in the letter that transferring of water from Indus to Jhelum-Chenab System through CJ and TP link canals should be stopped immediately otherwise water would not be available in Tarbela Reservoir for maturing standing Kharif Crop and Sowing of Rabi Crop and also to assure the availability of drinking water for people of Karachi and South Eastern Districts for Sindh Province.
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