HARIPUR (Dunya News) - Additional water will be released from Tarbela Dam during construction of the T5 Power Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Haripur district, potentially raising the water level in the Indus River above normal.
Assistant Commissioner Ghazi Junaid Aftab said water discharge from Tarbela Dam would exceed 150,000 cusecs today.
He said announcements had been made urging communities living along the dam’s banks to move to safer locations in view of the expected increase in water flow. Residents have also been advised to avoid unnecessary movement near the Indus River and the dam.
Meanwhile, the administration has banned boating and swimming in the dam. Livestock owners have also been warned to keep their animals away from riverbanks to prevent any untoward incident.