Out of which 72 BCM(58.4 Maf.) is exploitable for(Data) irrigation purposes which is
85.7% of the replenishable resource.
The storage capacity of the dam would be 1.04 Maf and it would produce 660 MW of power.
The present consumptive requirement for cooling water in thermal stations is about 12.46 cumes(440 cusecs)
i.e. about 0.37 BCM(0.3 Maf.) though the total draft is much more.
The States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi are being supplied, on an average, about 34537.44
MCM(28 Maf) of water per year which irrigates 135
lac acres of land.
While about 95 per cent of the water was being used in the country after the construction of three main dams across the rivers,
close to 5 per cent water or 1.6 Maf would flow to Pakistan.
Nearly 95 percent of the water is used in the country following the construction of the main dams on the rivers,
nearly 5 percent water or 1.6 Maf has been flowing to Pakistan for the last 60 years.
Nearly 95 per cent of the water is used in the country following the construction of the main dams on the rivers,
nearly 5 per cent water or 1.6 Maf has been flowing to Pakistan for the last 60 years.