ISLAMABAD: General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., Commander of US Central Command (CentCom) and US Envoy here Paul Jones visited the Tarbela Dam Project here today.
General McKenzie during his visit to the country will hold important meetings with civil and military leadership
It is pertinent to mention here that General McKenzie Jr, who took over as head of the US CENTCOM in May after General Joseph Votel’s retirement, also met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed the geo-strategic environment and regional security. The discussion included Afghanistan and the February 27 standoff between the Pakistani and Indian armed forces.
At Tarbela General McKenzie Jr. was briefed about various components of the project. He keenly observed Main Dam, Spillways, Reservoir and the Power House.
On the occasion Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (R) told the US delegation about the role Tarbela Dam had been playing for the stability and social development of Pakistan since 1974 when it was completed.
Tarbela Dam had not only been providing water for agriculture and mitigating floods, it has also been providing low-cost environment-friendly hydel electricity to the National Grid.
Guests were told the 50-year-old Tarbela Reservoir can still harbor over 6 million acre feet (MAF) of water.
With commissioning of its 4th Extension in 2018 presently the generation capacity of Tarbela Hydel Power Station stands at 4888 MW.
Federal Government is determined to implement 5th Extension Project on fast track basis following the successful completion of 4th Extension within stipulated cost and time.
It is pertinent to mention here that 1410 MW will be added to the generation capacity of Tarbela Hydel Power Station after the completion of 5th Extension.
A relevant piece published earlier:
Tarbela dam attains maximum conservation level
ISLAMABAD: Tarbela dam has attained its maximum conservation level and on Tuesday stood at 1550.01 feet against 1550 feet while Mangla dam is 26.55 feet below to its maximum conservation level of 1242 feet.
According to data released by the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) the water inflow in both dams was recorded as 183,000 cusecs and 34,600 cusecs respectively against outflow of 182,700 cusecs and 10,000 cusecs.
The total inflow in rivers was recorded as 334,400 cusecs water against outflow of 309,500 cusecs.
Water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1550.01 feet, which was 164.04 feet higher than its dead level of 1,386 feet.
The water level in the Jhelum River at Mangla Dam was 1215.45 feet, which was 175.45 feet higher than its dead level of 1,040 feet.
The release of water at Kalabagh, Taunsa and Sukkur was recorded as 202,786, 257877 and 363,850 cusecs respectively.
Similarly from the Kabul River, 39,500 cusecs of water was released at Nowshera and 59,689 cusecs from the Chenab River at Marala.
The total water storage stood at 11.504 million acre feet.
Meanwhile, IRSA reported River Sutlej water discharge at Ferozpur Ganda Singh Wala was 58,360 cusecs which was rising where the water level was at 19.20 feet.app
