Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda said Indus Waters Treaty is an instrument of peace not only between Pakistan and India but in the region. If India does not fulfil its obligations, the Treaty provides a complete mechanism to get justice for Pakistan. More over he said Govt of Pakistan is vigilant and will exercise all options given in the Treaty. According to Article XII, neither India nor Pakistan can unilaterally abrogate the treaty unless there is a modified and duly ratified treaty between the two countries. Govt has deep concern on overall attitude of India towards implementation of the Indus Treaty. Our Commissioner is the regular channel of communication with India under the Treaty. He has conveyed serious concerns to the Indian Commissioner. As per the Indus Waters Treaty, India is obliged to provide the information of extraordinary floods. Presently situation of flooding in the country at 12:00 pm today is as below according to which there is no location where rivers are in high flood. Dams levels & Major Rivers Discharge (in Cusecs) Situation at 1200 PST on 19-August-2019. (Inflow/Outflow=Flood level) 1. Indus at Tarbela: Level=1549.45 feet, 211000/208800= Normal 2. Indus at Kalabagh: 268363/260363=Low 3. Indus at Chashma: 278106/257556= Low 4. Indus at Taunsa: 367452/357252= Low 5. Indus at Guddu: 409179/368529= Medium 6. Indus at Sukkur: 353287/294162= Low 7. Kabul at Nowshera: 48200= Low 8. Jhelum at Mangla: Level=1213.85 feet, 48000/10715=Normal 9. Chenab at Marala=98601/81201= Normal 10. Chenab at Khanki=101195/93600= Normal 11. Chenab at Qadirabad=99681/91341= Normal 12. Chenab at Trimmu: 90970/78170=Normal 13. Ravi at Jassar: 29280=Normal 14. Sutlej at G.S. Wala: 27274=Normal 15. Palku Nalah at Wazirabad: 3100=Medium HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION according to latest meteorological conditions, most parts of the country are cloudless; however a cloud cell is present over Peshawar division, moving eastward. No significant weather is expected in most region of country for next six hours. PMD Radars Network is exposing light rain in upper catchment areas of Beas, Ravi and Chenab. River Sutlej at G. S. Wala is in rising trend. ***** ?
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