LAHORE: In line with the Indus River System Authority\u2019s advisory-cum warning, the Mangla Dam on Saturday hit its dead level \u2014 minimum operating level of 1,050 feet \u2014 which would hamper agriculture in Sindh and Punjab due to a shortage of irrigation water in the near future.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Tarbela Dam also seems set to touch its dead level of 1,402 feet soon, as it recorded a storage level of 1,405.10 on Saturday. The water conservation level in Chashma Reservoir is also about to hit its dead level of 638.15 feet from the current 639.20 feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, the water is life for all of us. Therefore, without it, we cannot live,\u201d Pakistan Kissan Ittehad\u2019s Chairman Khalid Khokhar told Dawn. \u201cAt present, the water flowing in the canal is less than the standard one, which leads to less watering for the crops\u2014wheat, sugarcane, and others in the fields.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Mian Ihsan Ul Haq, Pakistan Cotton Ginners Forum Chairman, the impact of water shortage in Sindh may be more severe than in Punjab, as almost the entire agri land\/fields there depend on the canal water.<\/p>\n
Mangla reaches dead level, Tarbela and Chashma reservoirs nearly dried<\/p>\n
\u201cThe underground water in Sindh has brackish water. This is why the farmers have no option but to use canal water for watering crops. So if there is less or no canal water in Sindh, all standing crops, including sugarcane, cannot survive in coming days,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n
Mr Haq said the situation in Punjab, especially the southern parts, may also face a real threat. He said the Punjab government had already banned the preparation of paneer (sowing) of the rice crop before May in the south Punjab.<\/p>\n
To a question, he said if the situation doesn\u2019t improve, the crops, including wheat\u2014which is yet to have last watering\u2014sugarcane, several vegetable crops in tunnel farming and mango orchards may have a negative impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoreover, the crops in Cholistan, where the underground water is not sweet but brackish, may also be in great trouble,\u201d he further warned.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) says that the Tarbela Dam\u2019s live storage on Saturday remained at 0.015 million acre-feet (MAF), and its maximum water conservation capacity is 1,550 feet. .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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