Rivers flows and reservoirs level report
Lahore, December 26, 2020 (PPI-OT): The position of the river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages today is as under:
Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 19600 cusecs and Outflows 45000 cusecs, Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 7800 cusecs and Outflows 7800 cusecs, Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 8500 cusecs and Outflows 5000 cusecs, Chenab at Marala: Inflows 8000 cusecs and Outflows 8000 cusecs.
Barrages: Jinnah: Inflows 69800 cusecs and Outflows 62300 cusecs, Chashma: Inflows: 56300 cusecs and Outflows 13000 cusecs, Taunsa: Inflows 21400 cusecs and Outflows 20900 cusecs, Panjnad: Inflows 7000 cusecs and Outflows Nil cusecs, Guddu: Inflows 24500 cusecs and Outflows 19400 cusecs, Sukkur: Inflows 20600 cusecs and Outflows Nil cusecs Kotri: Inflows 2200 cusecs and Outflows 3200 cusecs.
High level rivers contamination badly impacting fish populations
Peshawar
December 27, 2020
PESHAWAR: Researchers working on a project to analyze endocrine disrupting chemicals and types in Kabul and Swat rivers have warned that high level contamination in both the rivers is badly impacting fish populations.
“Our research studies during the project found high concentration of phthalates, dissolved form of plastic, which is badly affecting fish health and diversity in both the major rivers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” informed Dr. Bushra Khan, Associate Professor, Environmental Science Department University of Peshawar.
Dr. Bushra has recently completed a three- year project titled as ‘Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in Kabul and Swat Rivers and their impact on Fish Population and Rural Community Livelihood’.