Drought Hits Hard: Two Major Dams in India Dry Up, Affecting Agriculture

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): The 'water strike' strategy adopted by India after the Pahalgam terrorist attack has created a water crisis in Pakistan. After this move by India, there has been a huge drop in the flow of water from Pakistan's dams in the Indus basin. The water level of reservoirs across the country has reached dangerously low levels. Major dams like Mangla and Tarbela are dry, affecting irrigation and threatening to halt the sowing of Kharif crops.

In fact, after India reduced the flow of water in the Chenab river, the water shortage in Pakistan's Indus river system is increasing rapidly compared to last year. The situation is such that the water storage in Mangla and Tarbela dams has reduced to less than half. According to recent data, the Indus river is at 1,465 meters at Tarbela dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The water level at Chashma Dam in Punjab on the Indus is also 644 meters. At the same time, Mangla Dam on Jhelum River in Mirpur is at 1,163 meters. The situation is very serious in Marala of Sialkot, Punjab. Here the average flow of Chenab river decreased from 26,645 cusecs on May 28 to 3.064 cusecs on June 5.

There is a wave of worry among the farmers due to non-availability of water from river canals for Kharif crops. The flow of water in the Indus-Jhelum to Chenab rivers is very low. Due to severe heat and lack of water, wide cracks have appeared in the fields. The problem of irrigation has increased further due to the late arrival of monsoon in Pakistan amid the scorching heat this summer. There is little possibility of monsoon arriving by the end of June, due to which farmers may have to face severe shortage of water for irrigation.

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