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Tarbela Dam attains maximum storage level

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LAHORE: Tarbela Dam, the country’s second largest reservoir after Mangla Dam, reached its maximum storage level of 1,550-feet on Sunday, reflecting a significant increase in the country’s water conservation capacity. Sources attribute the filling of the Tarbela Dam to the ongoing high-flow season due to rains and snow melting. According to the flood forecasting division of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the water conservation level in the dam at 6pm on Sunday reached 1,549.48 feet after increasing from 1,549 feet gauged at 6am. The minimum operating/dead level of the dam is 1,402 feet and the live storage recorded on Sunday was 5.523 Million-Acre Feet (MAF). In 2024 and 2025 (same day), Tarbela Dam had attained filling to 90pc and 96pc, respectively. On the other hand, the water conservation/storage level in Mangla Dam is also increasing fast and reached 1,206.45 feet, around 35.50 feet short of its full storage capacity of 1,242 feet. Since the minimum operating level of the

First report: Here’s what level the Vaal Dam stood at this week — citizen.co.za, 4d