ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)’s Director Dr
Muhammad Hanif has said that for the first time in history of Sindh 400
mm rain showered that caused 37 million acre feet of water. The
Director of National Weather Forecasting Centre, PMD, Dr Hanif told
Online on Monday that 37 MAF of water means six times greater than the
total storage capability of Tarbela dam.
He said that this year
over 200 percent more than normally rain showered causing floods and
devastation in major parts of Sindh province. in the past history of
Sindh 127 mm-130 mm rain was recorded.
He said that about 50
percent water out of 37 MAF flowed into ocean or absorbed by ground or
was evaporated, however, the soil further capacity of absorbing water
is nil. “And water flow in Tarbella and Mangla dam has also been
remaining full in the last three weeks, so level of water in canals and
grounds across Sindh has no chance to further descrease at least for a
month,” he added.
Hanif said that 18-19 MAF of water is still
exist on ground in various areas of Sindh and low lying areas in the
province would take long time to come to its normal condition.
Dr.
Hanif said that in Sindh wheat crop is harvested in October and
therefore the wheat production was devastated in advance as 80 percent
major crops across the province were already destroyed.
About
rain forecasting, he said that the showering would came to end this
Tuesday (today) and after that normalization of situation may take one
to two months. Online
