In June and July, the Pakistan Meteorological Department issued four weather advisories due to the possibility of heavy rain in the surrounding areas and the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
In the dams where there is less than two months’ worth of water available, these spells had no effect on the water level. The officials from civic agencies stated that in order to fill the dams and prevent further escalation of the water deficit, there must be a lot of rain in the upcoming days.
They said that the water needs for the next six months will be met after the dams were filled during the monsoon.
They indicated that the garrison city’s subterranean water level will be replenished by the intense rains.
They said that the lack of pre-monsoon rains this year was a result of climate change disrupting the weather in the Potohar region. Otherwise, they said that the water supply to the twin towns of Rawalpindi and Islamabad was enhanced by the pre-monsoon rainfall and monsoon spells.
According to Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) spokesman Umer Farooq, “Rawal Dam—the main water reservoir of the garrison city—is still 44 feet below its filling capacity, but it is expected that it will be filled if the rains occurred in the coming days.”
