All dams in the country are safe and in fine condition. There is no danger of any leak or break there. Mangla Dam is half empty with a large capacity to store and stop water if rains continue in Kashmir and if India releases water from the Neelam river. Therefore there is no danger of floods in Mir Pur, Jehlam, and surrounding districts. Chashma Barrage has also been vacated with absorb capacity of more than 6 Lakh cusec water from Sindh and Kabul rivers.
Pakistan established Federal Flood Commission in 1976 to manage the water and protect the country from floods. People of Pakistan were listening about other departments after the floods played havoc in more than half of Pakistan but no one heard about the federal flood commission and what this department is doing.
This scribe contacted the spokesperson of the federal flood commission and asked about what this commission is doing now and what was done before this monsoon.
The focal person Dr Ijaz Tanveer replied that our basic responsibility is to protect the dams and warn all concerned ministries departments authorities at the federal and provincial levels. Federal Flood Commission held high-level meetings before the monsoon with all concerned on board. The meeting noted that all water structures are intact and filling is fine. One meeting held in March and the other in June 2022. Pakistan Met Department forecast rains above normal this year. Dams were empty at that time. Tarbelaa was filled completely on 20 Aug 2022.
The focal person said that the torrential rains in DG Khan division Punjab, Saanghar Sindh, and Balochistan have broken the record for the last 45 years. More than 400 % of extra rains have been noted in these areas. Earlier heavy rains like this remained in Rajasthan of India. Now they have crossed into Pakistan and affected our North areas and KP province as well.
To a question can you confirm that all dams and barrages are safe? The spokesperson confirmed and said that the federal flood commission is watching all structures and all are safe.
(Tazeen Akhtar ) 
