HYDERABAD: The water level at the Kotri Barrage, the last engineering structure on Indus river before the Arabian sea, has been constantly rising with a low flood of 182, 000 cusecs recorded on Tuesday.
According to the irrigation authorities, the water level increased by 13, 129 cusecs in a span of 12 hours by 6 pm.
They were releasing 144, 900 cusecs in the barrage’s downstream by Tuesday evening while the remaining water was being discharged in the barrage’s 4 canals including KB Feeder, Phuleli, Pinyari and Akram canals.
The authorities expect that more than 300, 000 cusecs water would reach the barrage in next 6 to 7 days.