Only drinking water available amid unprecedented shortage

• Irrigation experts unable to plan water supplies for whole season in view of uncertainty
• Irsa advisory committee to review situation again in May

ISLAMABAD: With Kharif season starting in a few days, fears of an unprecedented water shortage are making it difficult for irrigation experts to plan water supplies for the entire season.

“There is no water in dams, river flows have plunged and fewer snow deposits on mountains are not promising improved flows,” an official told Dawn.