Rawal Lake, located in the federal capital’s zone 3, is considered one of the major sources of drinking water in the twin cities. Recent spells of extreme heat coupled with low rainfall have made it almost barren and dry.
Rawal Dam has reached an all-time low with almost half of the water reservoirs dried up, as per media reports.
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The southern side of the lake, adjoining Bani Gala, is drying up extremely quickly. This side of the lake is also open to the public similar to how the Lake View Park is. However, with decreasing water levels, the number of visitors at the dam has declined significantly.
Rawal Lake has been one of the most famous picnic spots for families for the people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. However, with lake drying up, the number of visitors is likely to decrease.
Eid holidays saw a huge influx of people from the two cities, but due to the water scarcity in the area, it wore a deserted look.
Only a few people have been observed and seen roaming around on the dried patches of the lake, a development which speaks volumes about the amount of water at the once mighty dam.
With Simly Dam also facing severe water shortage, the authorities have a huge challenge at hand to meet the water supply needs of the capital as well as Rawalpindi.
Earlier in April, Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Raja Shaukat Mehmood had said that the water storage was enough to meet the requirements till the start of monsoon season. With sources suggesting that water demand in Rawalpindi will rise to 79 million gallons daily in the next 20 years, severe water crisis will hit the city if new water sources are not built during the next 3-4 years.
Met department’s prediction of Monsoon starting on June 30, and pre-monsoon continuing till the start of the season bodes well for the authorities as it will help regain water levels in the lake.
With more rains expected in the coming days and especially in the July-August, the waters from Northern Pakistan will fill up the water reservoir, however, the authorities need to use it efficiently for the residents of twin cities.
And the PPP is be like, We cannot allow kalabag Dam!
They just want Pakistan to be Damn!
But the people of Sindh are moron enough they will vote for ppp again.
yup
If there is a political issue with Kalabagh then why dont we start to build basha dam. Are we waiting for another “basha dam meri lash pe guzr k banay gi”????
Same with us, the people of Punjab. We will vote again for Nawaz Sharif! At least we will have motorways and metro to ride on when we don’t have water to drink! :D
Yeah. But nawaz/shehbaz never opposed making dams. Your mentally sick leader imran khan does.
They never opposed but what they have made. you stupide.
Why only kalabag Dam, if you are serious then start something which don’t have problem.
indian sponsored politicians will create problem in “everything”, just like kalabag dam!
Forgive me for being an AH here, but i blame the media and those so called ‘senior’ journalists as well. They just love to push issues like Imran Khan’s bare feel, Nawaz’s wife on Ventilator, Reham Khan’s dirty thoughts … but if media has a tiny bit of shame left, they would’ve made this a huge issue WHEN IT NEEDED TO BE.
How many years this water issue has been going on now? I don’t even remember when Ravi had full water, dams were running at maximum efficiency, or even … clean water for people. (I’m in Punjab and our Tap water is so dirty, that we have to boil it multiple times, before it’s usable).
Anyway … the current times are really really bad, and people are still not taking it seriously. I wish some ‘known’ people die of thirst, or don’t get electricity long enough to inject some sense in their brains. So AT LEAST they choose a person ‘good enough’ to tackle these “extremely important” issues.
Media wahi dikhata hai jo bikta hai. Water crisis bikay ga nahi bas simple si logic hai.
Media khud ik corrupted idara hai.
The issue is getting serious now. Voices have started coming from villages of punjab due to shortage of water. This year canals dried up during spring season resulting in no water available for cultivation. We got agricultural lands and we know how serious this issue is getting. And if it is not addressed in timely manner you won’t get anything to eat.
We as a nation is so damned that we will be walking with out water and praying for rain in every namaz but we wont move a muscle for any dams or water preservation because
Its Allah’s job to feed us we are here just to spread Islam mate
Dam Dam Dam Dam Dam .. and Dams
all Pakistani political parties & bureaucrats are responsible for this mess, and its not build in a single overnight, all these parties are well paid for this hideous game,
and its not just a blame, the real prove is only there silence and may be mouth zip for which all those years they didn’t let any one spoke, especially they kept there slutry pet media also silent and kept us engaged only in shittyy political talk shoes,
and there is no any solution for this mess in Pakistan unless someone came from somewhere, like hitler or changhais khan maybe, because all are corrupt here
Look at the garbage and plastic bottles. Authorities should clean it now. Pani tu hy nai yahan chalo clean he kar dien. Or some volunteers from federal schools or universities should go for cleaning.
Making of new Dams has nothing to do with water scarcity in the cities. Major sources of water for human consumption are underground acquafers and rain water lakes. Only solution for urban water issues is better management and awareness of water usage. Supply side cannot be altered much. Dams are good for agricultural water and power production. We need to be clear of these issues if we are to make any difference.