KARACHI: Extreme hot and dry weather will prevail across the country duringthe month of Ramazan this year.

DG Met Ghulam Rasool said that temperature is likely to remain higher thannormal during the months of May and June. In Sindh, several-year record ofhot weather was broken in March, he added.

The DG MET said the country is likely to receive less rainfall in April andMay. “The demand for water would increase due to hot weather, however, thebeginning of monsoon in the last week of June would decrease drought-likeconditions.”

He went on to say that Mangla and Tarbela dams currently have a deadwater-level, adding, “The dams would receive water upon melting of ice andglaciers in April and May respectively.”

However, the water coming from melting of glaciers would not fulfill allthe needs, the official added.