LAHORE: In line with the Indus River System Authority’s advisory-cum warning, the Mangla Dam on Saturday hit its dead level — minimum operating level of 1,050 feet — which would hamper agriculture in Sindh and Punjab due to a shortage of irrigation water in the near future.

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.

“Look, the water is life for all of us. Therefore, without it, we cannot live,” Pakistan Kissan Ittehad’s Chairman Khalid Khokhar told Dawn. “At present, the water flowing in the canal is less than the standard one, which leads to less watering for the crops—wheat, sugarcane, and others in the fields.”

According to Mian Ihsan Ul Haq, Pakistan Cotton Ginners Forum Chairman, the impact of water shortage........

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